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Loss of liver E-cadherin induces sclerosing cholangitis and promotes carcinogenesis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 21 Jan 2014
Nakagawa Hayato, Hikiba Yohko, Hirata Yoshihiro, Font-Burgada Joan, Sakamoto Kei, Hayakawa Yoku, Taniguchi Koji, Umemura Atsushi, Kinoshita Hiroto, Sakitani Kosuke, Nishikawa Yuji, Hirano Kenji, Ikenoue Tsuneo, Ijichi Hideaki, Dhar Debanjan, Shibata Wataru, Akanuma Masao, Koike Kazuhiko, Karin Michael, Maeda Shin
Abstract excerpt
E-cadherin is an important adhesion molecule whose loss is associated with progression and poor prognosis of liver cancer. However, it is unclear whether the loss of E-cadherin is a real culprit or a bystander in liver cancer progression. In addition, the precise role of E-cadherin in maintaining liver homeostasis is also still unknown, especially in vivo. Here we demonstrate that liver-specific E-cadherin...
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