A p53/miRNA-34 axis regulates Snail1-dependent cancer cell epithelial-mesenchymal transition

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 417-433

  Kim, Nam Hee ^a   Kim, Hyun Sil ^a   Li, Xiao Yan ^b   Lee, Inhan ^e   Choi, Hyung Seok ^f   Kang, Shi Eun ^a   Cha, So Young ^a   Ryu, Joo Kyung ^a   Yoon, Dojun ^g   Fearon, Eric R ^b   Rowe, R Grant ^b   Lee, Sanghyuk ^f   Maher, Christopher A ^b,c,d   Weiss, Stephen J ^b   Yook, Jong In ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^e MiRcore   (United States)

^f Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^g Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXIN; BETA CATENIN; LYMPHOID ENHANCER FACTOR 1; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 34; MICRORNA 34A; PROTEIN P53; SNAIL 1 PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; LEF1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MIRN34 MICRORNA, HUMAN; SNAIL FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL CYCLE REGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPAIR; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; CANCER INVASION; CELL STRAIN HCT116; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL CULTURE;

APOPTOSIS; BETA CATENIN; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HCT116 CELLS; HUMANS; LYMPHOID ENHANCER-BINDING FACTOR 1; MICRORNAS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASMS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN P53;

EID: 84855729906     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201103097     Document Type: Article

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