SNAIL-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition produces concerted biophysical changes from altered cytoskeletal gene expression

FASEB Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1280-1289

  McGrail, Daniel J ^a   Mezencev, Roman ^b   Kieu, Quang Minh N ^a   McDonald, John F ^b   Dawson, Michelle R ^a,b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell mechanics; Metastasis; Motility; Physical oncology

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; F ACTIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SNAIL; VIMENTIN; ACTIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SNAIL FAMILY TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CELL ADHESION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMETRY; DOWN REGULATION; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FORCE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MCF 7 CELL LINE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RIGIDITY; TRACTION THERAPY; UPREGULATION; VECTOR CONTROL; BREAST TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; DNA MICROARRAY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACTINS; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MCF-7 CELLS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 84931293613     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: 15306860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.14-257345     Document Type: Article

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