Technical Reference #295

Glass Bottom Culture Dishes

This study used MatTek product(s):

Citation in paper containing MatTek reference:
glass bottom dishes (MatTek Corporation)

295.

K-Ras Mediates Cytokine-Induced Formation of E-Cadherin-Based Adherens Junctions During Liver Development Takaaki Matsui; Taisei Kinoshita; Yoshihiro Morikawa; Kazuo Tohya; Motoya Katsuki; Yoshiaki Ito; Akihide Kamiya; Aysushi Miyajima, University of Tokyo, The EMBO Journal, 21(295), (2002)
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Abstract:
The E-cadherin-based adherens junction (AJ) is essential for organogenesis of epithelial tissues including the liver although the regulatory mechanism of AJ formation during development remains unknown. Using a primary culture system of fetal hepatocytes

Keywords:
E-Cadherin; homophilic adhesion; K-ras; liver organogenesis

Microscopic Technique
Confocal Microscopy, Electron Microscopy

Cell Type(s)
Embryos of C57BL/6crSlc mice, fetal liver cells