A Polarized Epithelium Organized by β- and α-Catenin Predates Cadherin and Metazoan Origins
- 11 March 2011
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 331 (6022) , 1336-1339
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1199633
Abstract
An epithelium in Dictyostelium discoideum suggests convergence between multicellular animals and slime molds.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Institutes of Health (GM035527, GM56169)
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