Conversion of cadherin isoforms in cultured human gastric carcinoma cells

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 966-970

  Wang, Bing Jing ^a   Zhang, Zhi Qian ^a   Ke, Yang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY CANCER HOSPITAL AND INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

E cadherin; Gastric cancer; N cadherin; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CADHERIN; BETA CADHERIN; CADHERIN; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; ISOPROTEIN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SLUG; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TWIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; MESENCHYME; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STOMACH CARCINOGENESIS; STOMACH CARCINOMA;

EID: 33645095690     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i6.966     Document Type: Article

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