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Transcriptional crosstalk between TGFβ and stem cell pathways in tumor cell invasion: Role of EMT promoting Smad complexes
15 Jun 2010
Abstract excerpt
Tumor cells undergoing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) acquire the capacity to migrate, invade the stroma and metastasize. EMT cells also acquire stem cell characteristics suggesting crosstalk between EMT and stem cell pathways and contribution of the EMT process to the generation of cancer stem cells. Indeed, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), a major inducer of EMT, cooperates with stem cell...
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