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Reversible interconversion and maintenance of mammary epithelial cell characteristics by the ligand-regulated EGFR system.
Scientific reports - 2 Feb 2016
Fukuda Shinji, Nishida-Fukuda Hisayo, Nanba Daisuke, Nakashiro Koh-ichi, Nakayama Hironao, Kubota Hiroyuki, Higashiyama Shigeki
Abstract excerpt
Epithelial cell plasticity is controlled by extracellular cues, but the underlying mechanisms remain to be fully understood. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) and amphiregulin (AREG) are high- and low-affinity ligands for EGF receptor (EGFR), respectively. EGFR signaling is known to promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) by the activation of ERK and the induction of an EMT transcription factor, ZEB1. Here,...
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