The transcription factor Snail controls epithelial–mesenchymal transitions by repressing E-cadherin expression

Nature Cell Biology - Tập 2 Số 2 - Trang 76-83 - 2000
Amparo Cano1, Mirna Pérez‐Moreno1, Isabel Rodrigo2, Annamaria Locascio3, Marı́a José Blanco3, Marta Garcia Del Barrio3, Francisco Portillo1, M. Ángela Nieto3
1Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, CSIC/UAM, Madrid, Spain
2Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
3Instituto Cajal, CSIC, Madrid, Spain

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