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The transcription factor snail mediates epithelial to mesenchymal transitions by repression of estrogen receptor-alpha.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2007
Dhasarathy Archana, Kajita Masahiro, Wade Paul A
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The estrogen receptor (ER)-alpha (ESR1) is a key regulatory molecule in mammary epithelial cell development. Loss of ER-alpha in breast cancer is correlated with poor prognosis, increased recurrence after treatment, and an elevated incidence of metastasis. A proposed molecular pathway by which ER-alpha acts to constrain invasive growth in breast cancer cells involves direct, ER-alpha-dependent expression of...
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