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BVES regulates EMT in human corneal and colon cancer cells and is silenced via promoter methylation in human colorectal carcinoma.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 2011
Williams Christopher S, Zhang Baolin, Smith J Joshua, Jayagopal Ashwath, Barrett Caitlyn W, Pino Christopher, Russ Patricia, Presley Sai H, Peng DunFa, Rosenblatt Daniel O, Haselton Frederick R, Yang Jin-Long, Washington M Kay, Chen Xi, Eschrich Steven, Yeatman Timothy J, El-Rifai Wael, Beauchamp R Daniel, Chang Min S
Abstract excerpt
The acquisition of a mesenchymal phenotype is a critical step in the metastatic progression of epithelial carcinomas. Adherens junctions (AJs) are required for suppressing this epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) but less is known about the role of tight junctions (TJs) in this process. Here, we investigated the functions of blood vessel epicardial substance (BVES, also known as POPDC1 and POP1), an integral...
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