Twist expression promotes migration and invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Twist, a transcription factor of the basic helix-loop-helix class, is reported to regulate cancer metastasis. It is known to induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In this study, we evaluated the expression of twist and its...

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Main Authors: Kobayashi Yoshiyuki, Nakamura Shinichiro, Takaki Akinobu, Uemura Masayuki, Nakanishi Yutaka, Nishina Shinichi, Tanaka Shigetomi, Ueda Naoki, Takaoka Nobuyuki, Fujikawa Tatsuya, Shiraha Hidenori, Matsuo Noriyuki, Nouso Kazuhiro, Yagi Takahito, Yamamoto Kazuhide
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/240