Carmen Z. Michaylira

Fibroblast-secreted hepatocyte growth factor plays a functional role in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma invasion

Katharine D. Grugan, Charles G. Miller, Yao Yao et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2010 · 184 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Oncology +15

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Mutant p53 Expand an Esophageal Cellular Subpopulation Capable of Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition through ZEB Transcription Factors

Shinya Ohashi, Mitsuteru Natsuizaka, Gabrielle S. Wong et al. · Cancer Research · 2010 · 176 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Oncology +17

The functional interplay between EGFR overexpression, hTERT activation, and p53 mutation in esophageal epithelial cells with activation of stromal fibroblasts induces tumor development, invasion, and differentiation

Takaomi Okawa, Carmen Z. Michaylira, Jiří Kalabis et al. · Genes & Development · 2007 · 173 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cell Biology, Oncology +17

A subpopulation of mouse esophageal basal cells has properties of stem cells with the capacity for self-renewal and lineage specification

Jiří Kalabis, Kenji Oyama, Takaomi Okawa et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2008 · 137 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology +15

Hypoxia activates the cyclooxygenase-2–prostaglandin E synthase axis

James J. Lee, Mitsuteru Natsuizaka, Shinya Ohashi et al. · Carcinogenesis · 2009 · 124 citations · Full text

Medicine, Cancer Biology, Oncology +17