Signal transduction pathways involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transition in oral cancer compared with other cancers. Academic Article

abstract

• Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a central mechanism governing destined cell movement in embryonic development. Emerging evidence reveals that EMT characterizing the progression of many carcinomas is linked to the acquisition of an invasive and metastatic phenotype. While it is established that EMT is controlled by well-conserved mechanisms, additional research is required for various tissue- or tumor-specific transitions. We review the literature related to the major components of EMT including adhesion molecules, cytoskeleton reorganization and signaling pathways in oral cancer.

authors

• Svoboda, Kathy
• Wright, John

published proceedings

• Cells Tissues Organs

author list (cited authors)

• Chang, J., Wright, J. M., & Svoboda, K.

citation count

• 14

complete list of authors

• Chang, Julia Yu Fong||Wright, John M||Svoboda, Kathy KH

publication date

• January 2007

publisher

• Karger Publishers  Publisher

published in

• Cells, Tissues, Organs: in vivo, in vitro  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Epithelial Cells
• Epithelium
• Humans
• Mesoderm
• Models, Biological
• Mouth Neoplasms
• Neoplasms
• Signal Transduction

PubMed Central ID

• 17587806

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1159/000101301

start page

• 40

end page

• 47

volume

• 185

issue

• 1-3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1159%2F000101301