FHOD1, a formin upregulated in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, participates in cancer cell migration and invasion.

Cancer cells can obtain their ability to invade and metastasise by undergoing epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Exploiting this mechanism of cellular plasticity, malignant cells can remodel their actin cytoskeleton and down-regulate proteins needed for cell-cell contacts. The mechanisms of...

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Main Authors: Maria Gardberg, Katja Kaipio, Laura Lehtinen, Piia Mikkonen, Vanina D Heuser, Kati Talvinen, Kristiina Iljin, Caroline Kampf, Mathias Uhlen, Reidar Grénman, Mari Koivisto, Olli Carpén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24086398/?tool=EBI