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Coupling the modules of EMT and stemness: A tunable 'stemness window' model.
Oncotarget - 22 Sept 2015
Jolly Mohit Kumar, Jia Dongya, Boareto Marcelo, Mani Sendurai A, Pienta Kenneth J, Ben-Jacob Eshel, Levine Herbert
Abstract excerpt
Metastasis of carcinoma involves migration of tumor cells to distant organs and initiate secondary tumors. Migration requires a complete or partial Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT), and tumor-initiation requires cells possessing stemness. Epithelial cells (E) undergoing a complete EMT to become mesenchymal (M) have been suggested to be more likely to possess stemness. However, recent studies suggest...
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