Journal of International Oncology››2014,Vol. 41››Issue (3): 172-177.doi:10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2014.03.004

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Advances in signal transduction pathway regulating EMT in tumor invasion and metastasis

ZHU Lei, SUI Hua, DENG Wan-Li

  1. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Xinjiang Medical University, China
  • Online:2014-03-08Published:2014-03-17
  • Contact:Deng Wanli, E-mail: dwl0707@126.com E-mail:dwl0707@126.com

Abstract:Epithelialmesenchymal transition (EMT) is a differentiation process of epithelial cells into mesenchymals, which is widespread in the invasion and metastasis of malignant tumor. Studies show that EMT is influenced by a variety of factors such as cytokines, signaling pathways and transcription factors. Studies also show that intracellular and extracellular signal transmission could induce EMT. Signal transduction is a process which involves ligandreceptor binding in the extracellular, going into the cell and activating different nuclear transduction factor through intracellular signal transduction pathway.

Key words:Neoplasm invasiveness,Neoplasm metastasis,Epithelialmesenchymal transition

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