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Phenotypic Plasticity of the Ovarian Surface Epithelium: TGF-β1 Induction of Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) in Vitro
15 Sept 2010
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Ovarian surface epithelium (OSE) is the most conceivable cell origin of epithelial ovarian carcinomas. Unlike many other epithelial tumors, the precancerous lesion acquires expression of epithelial markers, e.g. E-cadherin and claudins, suggesting that OSE cells undergo mesenchymal to epithelial transition (MET) during transformation. Recent findings indicate that TGF-β1, a prototypic stimulus of epithelial to...
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