A reciprocal repression between ZEB1 and members of the miR‐200 family promotes EMT and invasion in cancer cells

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HomeoboxEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionBiologymicroRNACancer researchTranscription factorRepressorPsychological repressionZinc fingerMetastasisCell biologyPancreatic cancerCancer cellEmbryonic stem cellCancerGeneGeneticsGene expression

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Year: 2008
Type: article
Volume: 9
Issue: 6
Pages: 582-589
Citations: 1696
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                                    Ulrike Burk, 
                                
                                    Jörg Schubert, 
                                
                                    Ulrich F. Wellner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2008). 
                            A reciprocal repression between ZEB1 and members of the miR‐200 family promotes EMT and invasion in cancer cells. 
                            EMBO Reports
                            , 9
                            (6)
                            , 582-589.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/embor.2008.74
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/embor.2008.74