Transcription factors zeb1, twist and snai1 in breast carcinoma
Open Access
- 16 February 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in BMC Cancer
- Vol. 11 (1), 73
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-11-73
Abstract
Epitheliomesenchymal transition (EMT) is the process where cancer cells attain fibroblastic features and are thus able to invade neighboring tissues. Transcriptional factors zeb1, snai1 and twist regulate EMT.Keywords
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