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Downregulation of CFTR promotes epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and is associated with poor prognosis of breast cancer.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Dec 2013
Zhang Jie Ting, Jiang Xiao Hua, Xie Chen, Cheng Hong, Da Dong Jian, Wang Yan, Fok Kin Lam, Zhang Xiao Hu, Sun Ting Ting, Tsang Lai Ling, Chen Hao, Sun Xiao Juan, Chung Yiu Wa, Cai Zhi Ming, Jiang Wen Guo, Chan Hsiao Chang
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The epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a process involving the breakdown of cell-cell junctions and loss of epithelial polarity, is closely related to cancer development and metastatic progression. While the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), a Cl(-) and HCO3(-)...
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