Báo cáo khoa học: Serum components and activated Ha-ras antagonize expression of perivenous marker genes stimulated by b-catenin signaling in mouse hepatocytes

Hepatocytes of the periportal and perivenous zones of the liver lobule show marked differences in the contents and activities of many enzymes and other proteins. Previous studies from our and other groups have pointed towards an important role of b-catenin-dependent signaling in the regula-tion of expression of genes encoding proteins with preferential perivenous localization, whereas, in contrast, signaling through Ras-dependent path-way(s) may induce a ‘periportal’ phenotype.