Article
Upregulation of MMP-9 in MDCK epithelial cell line in response to expression of the Snail transcription factor
1 Aug 2005
Abstract excerpt
Overexpression of the transcription factor Snail in epithelial MDCK cells promotes the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and the acquisition of an invasive phenotype. We report here that the expression of Snail is associated with an increase in the promoter activity and expression of the matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9. The effect of Snail silencing on MMP-9 expression corroborates this finding. Induced...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
