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Agnieszka Pastuła1, Richard Lundmark1.
Abstract
Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a reversible process of epithelial cell transdifferentiation into a mesenchymal cell, that enables initiation of cell migration. EMT plays an important role in embryonic development, tissue repair and cancer metastasis. Better understanding of cellular and molecular events during EMT will not only provide novel insights on how mammalian organism develops and how epithelial tissues regenerate, but also can identify novel therapeutic targets for cancer therapy. Here we aim to provide a detailed protocol on how to induce EMT in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney (MDCK) II epithelial cell line and perform immunofluorescent staining on EMT-induced cells.Entities:
Keywords: EMT; Epithelial plasticity; Epithelial-mesenchymal transition; Hepatocyte growth factor; MDCK cells; Mesenchymal cell differentiation from epithelial cell
Year: 2021 PMID: 33732790 PMCID: PMC7953130 DOI: 10.21769/BioProtoc.3903
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Bio Protoc ISSN: 2331-8325