| Literature DB >> 30602762 |
Duanqing Pei1,2, Xiaodong Shu3,4, Ama Gassama-Diagne5,6, Jean Paul Thiery7,8,9,10,11.
Abstract
During organogenesis, epithelial cells can give rise to mesenchymal cells through epithelial-mesenchymal transition. The reverse process, mesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET), can similarly generate epithelial cells. Transitions between epithelial and mesenchymal states are also critical for the induction of pluripotent stem cells from somatic cells. This Review discusses the relatively less characterized process of MET, focusing on the genesis of apicobasal cell polarity and exploring the roles of MET in development and reprogramming.Entities:
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Year: 2019 PMID: 30602762 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-018-0195-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Cell Biol ISSN: 1465-7392 Impact factor: 28.824