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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 15.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Cell. 2012 Aug 16;23(3):637–651. doi: 10.1016/j.devcel.2012.07.008

Figure 7. Regulation of class I genes by Six2 and β-catenin in nephron progenitors.

Figure 7

In undifferentiated nephron progenitors (Cited1+ cells), Six2/Lef/Tcf complexes prevents β-catenin from activating class I genes, such as Fgf8 and Wnt4. In differentiating nephron progenitor cells, a high dosage of Wnt9b activates class I genes by elevating β-catenin level and lowering Six2 level.