Calreticulin Is Required for TGF-β-Induced Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition during Cardiogenesis in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

Calreticulin, a multifunctional endoplasmic reticulum resident protein, is required for TGF-β-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and subsequent cardiomyogenesis. Using embryoid bodies (EBs) derived from calreticulin-null and wild-type (WT) embryonic stem cells (ESCs), we show that ex...

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Main Authors: Fereshteh Karimzadeh, Michal Opas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-05-01
Series:Stem Cell Reports
Subjects:
EMT
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671117301248