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Periostin Mediates TGF-β-Induced Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition in Prostate Cancer Cells

Qingfeng Hu, Shijun Tong, Xiaojun Zhao, Weihong Ding, Yuancheng Gou, Ke Xu, Chuanyu Sun, Guowei Xia

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry · 2015 · 75 citations · 23 references

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Abstract

Our findings indicate that periostin is an important mediator of TGF-β-induced EMT and suggest that periostin is a potential therapeutic target for suppressing the metastatic progression of prostate cancer.

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