| Literature DB >> 25022900 |
Hui Zheng1, Andrew Paul Hutchins1, Guangjin Pan1, Yinxiong Li1, Duanqing Pei1, Gang Pei2.
Abstract
Accumulating evidence indicates that the mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET) and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) are basic mechanisms for cell fate conversion and may help us understand both physiologic and pathologic processes such as development and carcinogenesis. Here, we further suggest that mammalian cells fall into two grand divisions, mesenchymal or epithelial; interconversions between these two grand divisions through EMT/MET resonate with some ancient Chinese philosophic ideas.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25022900 PMCID: PMC4185354 DOI: 10.1038/cr.2014.93
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell Res ISSN: 1001-0602 Impact factor: 25.617