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The transcription factors Slug and Snail act as repressors of Claudin-1 expression in epithelial cells
10 Feb 2006
Abstract excerpt
Claudin-1 is an integral membrane protein component of tight junctions. The Snail family of transcription factors are repressors that play a central role in the epithelial-mesenchymal transition, a process that occurs during cancer progression. Snail and Slug members are direct repressors of E-cadherin and act by binding to the specific E-boxes of its proximal promoter. In the present study, we demonstrate that...
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