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Generation and characterization of mice for conditional inactivation of Zeb1.
Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) - 1 Apr 2017
Brabletz Simone, Lasierra Losada María, Schmalhofer Otto, Mitschke Julia, Krebs Angela, Brabletz Thomas, Stemmler Marc P
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The multizinc finger containing transcription factor ZEB1 plays crucial roles during various aspects of mammalian development and tumorigenesis. Best studied in human tumors, ZEB1 is activating the embryo-derived program of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The aberrant activation of EMT confers an invasive metastasizing phenotype with acquisition of stem cell properties and resistance to radio- and...
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