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Development of lactating mammary glands. During pregnancy, progesterone binds to its cytoplasmic receptor, upregulating the expression of RANKL in luminal epithelial cells. RANKL binds to RANK in the neighboring cells, either luminal, basal or mammary stem cells, in a paracrine fashion. RANK signaling activates cell proliferation.
