Transforming growth factor-β1 mediates epithelial to mesenchymal transdifferentiation through a RhoA-dependent mechanism

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-36

  Bhowmick, N A ^a   Ghiassi, M ^a   Bakin, A ^a   Aakre, M ^a   Lundquist, C A ^a   Engel, M E ^a   Arteaga, C L ^a   Moses, H L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; PROTEIN P160; RHO FACTOR; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; SMAD PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BREAST EPITHELIUM; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FIBROBLAST; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035185853     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.12.1.27     Document Type: Article

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