Autophagy is the key process in the re-establishment of the epitheloid phenotype during mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET).

doi:10.1016/j.yexcr.2017.02.031

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Autophagy is the key process in the re-establishment of the epitheloid phenotype during mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET).

Experimental cell research - 15 Mar 2017

Zsiros Viktória, Katz Sándor, Dóczi Nikolett, Kiss Anna L

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In previous studies we showed that during Freund's adjuvant induced inflammation rat mesenteric mesothelial cells undergo epithelial-mesenchymal transition type II (EMT). This process was characterized by a dramatic increase of the number of cell organelles and volume of mesothelial cells. After the inflammation reached its maximum, the mesenchymal-like cells gradually regained their epithelial phenotype...

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