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Inhibition of activin signaling induces pancreatic epithelial cell expansion and diminishes terminal differentiation of pancreatic beta-cells.

Zhang YQ, Cleary MM, Si Y, Liu G, Eto Y, Kritzik M, Dabernat S, Kayali AG, Sarvetnick N.

Diabetes. 2004 Aug;53(8):2024-33.PMID: 15277382 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Nodal and lefty signaling regulates the growth of pancreatic cells.

Zhang YQ, Sterling L, Stotland A, Hua H, Kritzik M, Sarvetnick N.

Dev Dyn. 2008 May;237(5):1255-67.PMID: 18393305 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Up-regulation of the expression of activins in the pancreatic duct by reduction of the beta-cell mass.

Zhang YQ, Zhang H, Maeshima A, Kurihara H, Miyagawa J, Takeuchi T, Kojima I.

Endocrinology. 2002 Sep;143(9):3540-7.PMID: 12193568 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Attenuation of bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis by follistatin.

Aoki F, Kurabayashi M, Hasegawa Y, Kojima I.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2005 Sep 15;172(6):713-20. Epub 2005 Jun 23.PMID: 15976370 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Shh-dependent differentiation of intestinal tissue from embryonic pancreas by activin A.

van Eyll JM, Pierreux CE, Lemaigre FP, Rousseau GG.

J Cell Sci. 2004 Apr 15;117(Pt 10):2077-86. Epub 2004 Mar 30.PMID: 15054113 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Activin a produced by ureteric bud is a differentiation factor for metanephric mesenchyme.

Maeshima A, Yamashita S, Maeshima K, Kojima I, Nojima Y.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2003 Jun;14(6):1523-34.PMID: 12761253 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Impaired differentiation of endocrine and exocrine cells of the pancreas in transgenic mouse expressing the truncated type II activin receptor.

Shiozaki S, Tajima T, Zhang YQ, Furukawa M, Nakazato Y, Kojima I.

Biochim Biophys Acta. 1999 May 6;1450(1):1-11.PMID: 10231550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Involvement of Pax-2 in the action of activin A on tubular cell regeneration.

Maeshima A, Maeshima K, Nojima Y, Kojima I.

J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002 Dec;13(12):2850-9.PMID: 12444203 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

FGFR3 is a negative regulator of the expansion of pancreatic epithelial cells.

Arnaud-Dabernat S, Kritzik M, Kayali AG, Zhang YQ, Liu G, Ungles C, Sarvetnick N.

Diabetes. 2007 Jan;56(1):96-106.PMID: 17192470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The activin-binding protein follistatin is expressed in developing murine molar and induces odontoblast-like cell differentiation in vitro.

Heikinheimo K, Bègue-Kirn C, Ritvos O, Tuuri T, Ruch JV.

J Dent Res. 1997 Oct;76(10):1625-36.PMID: 9326894 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Activin A decreases glucagon and arx gene expression in alpha-cell lines.

Mamin A, Philippe J.

Mol Endocrinol. 2007 Jan;21(1):259-73. Epub 2006 Sep 20.PMID: 16988001 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Activin and follistatin in rat mammary gland.

Bussmann UA, Lanuza GM, Bussmann LE.

Mol Cell Endocrinol. 2004 Jun 30;221(1-2):9-19.PMID: 15223128 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Activin B receptor ALK7 is a negative regulator of pancreatic beta-cell function.

Bertolino P, Holmberg R, Reissmann E, Andersson O, Berggren PO, Ibáñez CF.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20;105(20):7246-51. Epub 2008 May 14.PMID: 18480258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Stimulation of activin receptor II signaling pathways inhibits differentiation of multiple gastric epithelial lineages.

Li Q, Karam SM, Coerver KA, Matzuk MM, Gordon JI.

Mol Endocrinol. 1998 Feb;12(2):181-92.PMID: 9482661 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Hypoplasia of pancreatic islets in transgenic mice expressing activin receptor mutants.

Yamaoka T, Idehara C, Yano M, Matsushita T, Yamada T, Ii S, Moritani M, Hata J, Sugino H, Noji S, Itakura M.

J Clin Invest. 1998 Jul 15;102(2):294-301.PMID: 9664070 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

GDF11 modulates NGN3+ islet progenitor cell number and promotes beta-cell differentiation in pancreas development.

Harmon EB, Apelqvist AA, Smart NG, Gu X, Osborne DH, Kim SK.

Development. 2004 Dec;131(24):6163-74. Epub 2004 Nov 17.PMID: 15548585 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

KSA antigen Ep-CAM mediates cell-cell adhesion of pancreatic epithelial cells: morphoregulatory roles in pancreatic islet development.

Cirulli V, Crisa L, Beattie GM, Mally MI, Lopez AD, Fannon A, Ptasznik A, Inverardi L, Ricordi C, Deerinck T, Ellisman M, Reisfeld RA, Hayek A.

J Cell Biol. 1998 Mar 23;140(6):1519-34.PMID: 9508783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Directed differentiation of human embryonic stem cells towards a pancreatic cell fate.

Shim JH, Kim SE, Woo DH, Kim SK, Oh CH, McKay R, Kim JH.

Diabetologia. 2007 Jun;50(6):1228-38. Epub 2007 Apr 18.PMID: 17457565 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Role of activin A in murine mast cells: modulation of cell growth, differentiation, and migration.

Funaba M, Ikeda T, Ogawa K, Murakami M, Abe M.

J Leukoc Biol. 2003 Jun;73(6):793-801.PMID: 12773512 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ontogeny of activin B and follistatin in developing embryonic mouse pancreas: implications for lineage selection.

Maldonado TS, Kadison AS, Crisera CA, Grau JB, Alkasab SL, Longaker MT, Gittes GK.

J Gastrointest Surg. 2000 May-Jun;4(3):269-75. Review.PMID: 10769089 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles