Parathyroid hormone-related protein activates Wnt signaling to specify the embryonic mammary mesenchyme
Hiremath M, Dann P, Fischer J, Butterworth D, Boras-Granic K, Hens J, Van Houten J, Shi W, Wysolmerski J. Parathyroid hormone-related protein activates Wnt signaling to specify the embryonic mammary mesenchyme. Development 2012, 139: 4239-4249. PMID: 23034629, PMCID: PMC3478689, DOI: 10.1242/dev.080671.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBeta CateninCell DifferentiationFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalKeratinocytesLymphoid Enhancer-Binding Factor 1Mammary Glands, AnimalMesodermMiceMice, KnockoutParathyroid Hormone-Related ProteinReceptors, Parathyroid HormoneThrombospondinsWnt ProteinsWnt Signaling PathwayConceptsLoss of PTHrPOverexpression of PTHrPHormone-related proteinMammary mesenchymeΒ-cateninEmbryonic mammary mesenchymeWnt pathwayWnt/β-cateninEmbryonic mammary developmentCanonical Wnt pathwayPTHrPMammary developmentMammary budAbnormal differentiationReduced expressionBasal keratinocytesVentral skinReporter activityBud cellsMarkersCanonical WntInappropriate differentiationAbolished expressionMesenchyme markersOverexpression