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TIMP-1 induces an EMT-like phenotypic conversion in MDCK cells independent of its MMP-inhibitory domain.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Jung Young Suk, Liu Xu-Wen, Chirco Rosemarie, Warner Richard B, Fridman Rafael, Kim Hyeong-Reh Choi
Abstract excerpt
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their endogenous inhibitors (TIMPs) regulate epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) critical for the development of epithelial organs as well as cancer cell invasion. TIMP-1 is frequently overexpressed in several types of human cancers and serves as a prognostic marker. The present study investigates the roles of TIMP-1 on the EMT process and formation of the lumen-like...
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