The transcription factor Slug represses E-cadherin expression and induces epithelial to mesenchymal transitions: A comparison with Snail and E47 repressors

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 499-511

  Bolós, Victoria ^a   Peinado, Hector ^a   Pérez Moreno, Mirna A ^a,c   Fraga, Mario F ^b   Esteller, Manel ^b   Cano, Amparo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS ALBERTO SOLS   (Spain)

^b Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús   (Spain)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT); Slug

Indexed keywords

REPRESSOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SLUG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; BINDING AFFINITY; CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL LINE; CELL MIGRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; E BOX ELEMENT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPITHELIUM CELL; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MESENCHYME CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CELL LINE; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOGS; E-BOX ELEMENTS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPITHELIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; MESODERM; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BINDING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TCF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; GASTROPODA;

EID: 0037326569     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.00224     Document Type: Review

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