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Direct regulation of TWIST by HIF-1alpha promotes metastasis.
Nature cell biology - 1 Mar 2008
Yang Muh-Hwa, Wu Min-Zu, Chiou Shih-Hwa, Chen Po-Min, Chang Shyue-Yih, Liu Chung-Ji, Teng Shu-Chun, Wu Kou-Juey
Abstract excerpt
Stabilization of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha (HIF-1alpha) transcription complex, caused by intratumoural hypoxia, promotes tumour progression and metastasis, leading to treatment failure and mortality in different types of human cancers. The transcription factor TWIST is a master regulator of gastrulation and mesoderm-specification and was implicated recently as an essential mediator of cancer metastasis....
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