β-Catenin inactivation is a pre-requisite for chick retina regeneration.

In the present study we explored the role of β-catenin in mediating chick retina regeneration. The chick can regenerate its retina by activating stem/progenitor cells present in the ciliary margin (CM) of the eye or via transdifferentiation of the retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE). Both modes requi...

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Main Authors: Jie Zhu, Agustin Luz-Madrigal, Tracy Haynes, Julia Zavada, Amy K Burke, Katia Del Rio-Tsonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4086939?pdf=render