Article
Specific GATA factors act as conserved inducers of an endodermal-EMT.
Developmental cell - 13 Dec 2011
Campbell Kyra, Whissell Gavin, Franch-Marro Xavier, Batlle Eduard, Casanova Jordi
Abstract excerpt
The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) converts cells from static epithelial to migratory mesenchymal states (Hay, 1995). Here, we demonstrate that EMT in the Drosophila endoderm is dependent on the GATA-factor Serpent (Srp), and that Srp acts as a potent trigger for this transition when activated ectopically. We show that Srp affects endodermal-EMT through a downregulation of junctional dE-Cadherin...
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