Dynamic EMT: a multi‐tool for tumor progression

S Brabletz, H Schuhwerk, T Brabletz… - The EMBO journal, 2021 - embopress.org
The process of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is fundamental for embryonic
morphogenesis. Cells undergoing it lose epithelial characteristics and integrity, acquire …

EMT, CSCs, and drug resistance: the mechanistic link and clinical implications

T Shibue, RA Weinberg - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2017 - nature.com
The success of anticancer therapy is usually limited by the development of drug resistance.
Such acquired resistance is driven, in part, by intratumoural heterogeneity—that is, the …

Novel therapeutic strategies: Targeting epithelial–mesenchymal transition in colorectal cancer

N Zhang, AS Ng, S Cai, Q Li, L Yang, D Kerr - The lancet oncology, 2021 - thelancet.com
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process during which cells lose their epithelial
characteristics, for instance apical–basal cell polarity and cell–cell contact, and gain …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer invasion and the microenvironment: plasticity and reciprocity

P Friedl, S Alexander - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Cancer invasion is a cell-and tissue-driven process for which the physical, cellular, and
molecular determinants adapt and react throughout the progression of the disease. Cancer …

METTL3-mediated N6-methyladenosine modification is critical for epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis of gastric cancer

B Yue, C Song, L Yang, R Cui, X Cheng, Z Zhang… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Background As one of the most frequent chemical modifications in eukaryotic mRNAs, N6-
methyladenosine (m6A) modification exerts important effects on mRNA stability, splicing …

The miR-200 family and miR-205 regulate epithelial to mesenchymal transition by targeting ZEB1 and SIP1

PA Gregory, AG Bert, EL Paterson, SC Barry… - Nature cell …, 2008 - nature.com
Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) facilitates tissue remodelling during embryonic
development and is viewed as an essential early step in tumour metastasis. We found that …

Epithelial–mesenchymal plasticity in carcinoma metastasis

JH Tsai, J Yang - Genes & development, 2013 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Tumor metastasis is a multistep process by which tumor cells disseminate from their primary
site and form secondary tumors at a distant site. Metastasis occurs through a series of steps …

Oncogenic roles of EMT-inducing transcription factors

A Puisieux, T Brabletz, J Caramel - Nature cell biology, 2014 - nature.com
The plasticity of cancer cells underlies their capacity to adapt to the selective pressures they
encounter during tumour development. Aberrant reactivation of epithelial–mesenchymal …

The EMT-activator ZEB1 promotes tumorigenicity by repressing stemness-inhibiting microRNAs

U Wellner, J Schubert, UC Burk, O Schmalhofer… - Nature cell …, 2009 - nature.com
Invasion and metastasis of carcinomas is promoted by the activation of the
embryonic'epithelial to mesenchymal transition'(EMT) program, which triggers cellular …

MicroRNAs in development and disease

D Sayed, M Abdellatif - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of posttranscriptional regulators that have recently
introduced an additional level of intricacy to our understanding of gene regulation. There are …