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Hic-5 contributes to epithelial-mesenchymal transformation through a RhoA/ROCK-dependent pathway.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jun 2007
Tumbarello David A, Turner Christopher E
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial-mesenchymal transformation (EMT) in response to TGFbeta1 is a coordinated process of tissue morphogenesis that occurs during embryonic development as well as during certain pathologic events including kidney tubulointerstitial fibrosis. It is characterized by the disassembly of cell-cell junctions and dramatic alterations in the actin cytoskeleton that facilitates cell-matrix adhesion and stimulates...
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