NOTCH3 knockdown in non-transformed human esophageal cells

ABSTRACT: To determine the role of NOTCH3 in human esophageal epitheila homeostasis/squamous cell differentiation Zinc finger E-box binding (ZEB) proteins ZEB1 and ZEB2 are transcription factors essential in transforming growth factor (TGF)-β-mediated epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT), senescence and cancer stem cell maintenance through mutual negative regulation of the microRNA (miR)-200 family members. However, little is known as to how ZEB expressing tumor cells may emerge during invasive growth. We find that canonical Notch signaling prevents expansion of a unique subset of cells expressing ZEBs through NOTCH3 (N3). In primary esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), ZEB1 is induced in tumor cells displaying EMT-like dedifferentiation at the invasive front of tumor nests with recipro

ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens

SUBMITTER: Hiroshi Nakagawa 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27424 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress