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Analysis of epithelial and mesenchymal markers in ovarian cancer reveals phenotypic heterogeneity and plasticity.
PloS one - 14 Jan 2011
Strauss Robert, Li Zong-Yi, Liu Ying, Beyer Ines, Persson Jonas, Sova Pavel, Möller Thomas, Pesonen Sari, Hemminki Akseli, Hamerlik Petra, Drescher Charles, Urban Nicole, Bartek Jiri, Lieber André
Abstract excerpt
In our studies of ovarian cancer cells we have identified subpopulations of cells that are in a transitory E/M hybrid stage, i.e. cells that simultaneously express epithelial and mesenchymal markers. E/M cells are not homogenous but, in vitro and in vivo, contain subsets that can be distinguished based on a number of phenotypic features, including the subcellular localization of E-cadherin, and the expression...
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