part_of part of part of participates in participates_in participates in epithelial cell duct epithelial cell kidney epithelial cell ureteric bud cell 2023-10-13T11:22:42Z UB cell An epithelial cell that is part of a ureteric bud. A ureteric bud cell has the potential to induce metanephric mesenchymal cells to proliferate and convert to epithelia that form renal tubules via: (1) the secretion of multiple diffusible growth factors that rescue renal progenitors from apoptosis and stimulate them to proliferate and (2) contact-dependent mechanisms that induce mesenchymal-epithelial conversion. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1425-877X epithelial cell proliferation involved in renal tubule morphogenesis ureteric bud