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Intracellular lactate-mediated induction of estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) in biphasic malignant pleural mesothelioma cells.
Oncotarget - 22 Sept 2015
Manente Arcangela G, Pinton Giulia, Zonca Sara, Cilli Michele, Rinaldi Maurizio, Daga Antonio, Nilsson Stefan, Moro Laura
Abstract excerpt
Biphasic malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is the second most common histotype of MPM. It is histologically characterized by the concomitant presence of epithelioid and sarcomatoid features, the latter associated with worse prognosis. In this report we describe that silencing of AKT1 in spindle-shaped biphasic MPM cells promotes the shift toward an epithelioid phenotype. Furthermore, AKT1 silencing resulted in...
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