WNT5A is a Key Regulator of the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cell Properties in Human Gastric Carcinoma Cells
Author(s) -
Maki Kanzawa,
Shuho Semba,
Shigeo Hara,
Tomoo Itoh,
Hiroshi Yokozaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pathobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1423-0291
pISSN - 1015-2008
DOI - 10.1159/000346843
Subject(s) - epithelial–mesenchymal transition , biology , cancer stem cell , gene knockdown , cancer research , cancer cell , signal transduction , microarray analysis techniques , wnt signaling pathway , mesenchymal stem cell , stem cell , cancer , microbiology and biotechnology , gene expression , cell culture , metastasis , gene , genetics
Direct interaction with cancer-associated fibroblasts triggers WNT5A expression in human gastric carcinoma (GC) cells. In this study, we performed gene transduction experiments to investigate the significance of WNT5A in the GC tumor microenvironment.
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