Snail plays an oncogenic role in glioblastoma by promoting epithelial mesenchymal transition

International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1977-1987

  Myung, Jae Kyung ^a   Choi, Seung Ah ^b   Kim, Seung Ki ^b   Wang, Kyu Chang ^b   Park, Sung Hye ^a,c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Children's Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT); Glioblastoma; Small interfering RNA (siRNA); Snail

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CDH1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MESSENGER RNA; SNAIL FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VIMENTIN;

BRAIN TUMOR; CELL CYCLE; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DISEASE COURSE; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; ONCOGENE; PATHOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR INVASION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CADHERINS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; ONCOGENES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION; VIMENTIN;

EID: 84902440194     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19362625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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