The basics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition
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...The first step is represented by epithelial-mesenchymal transition, in which cancer cells acquire fibroblastoid characteristics that increase their motility and allow them to invade epithelial linings/basal membranes and reach efferent blood vessels or lymphatics (Kalluri and Weinberg, 2009)....
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...422 Cell Systems 1, 417–425, December 23, 2015 a2015 Elsevier Inc N-cadherin and the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition N-cadherin is a marker of mesenchymal cells (Figure 3E) (Zeisberg and Neilson, 2009) and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) (Kalluri and Weinberg, 2009)....
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...Initiation of Neoplastic Progression The initial process of tumor invasion shares many characteristics with the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program during developmental processes including loss of cell-cell adhesion and increased cellular mobility (Kalluri and Weinberg, 2009)....
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