Twist1-Induced Invadopodia Formation Promotes Tumor Metastasis
Eckert M, Lwin T, Chang A, Kim J, Danis E, Ohno-Machado L, Yang J. Twist1-Induced Invadopodia Formation Promotes Tumor Metastasis. Cancer Cell 2011, 19: 372-386. PMID: 21397860, PMCID: PMC3072410, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.01.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAnimalsBase SequenceBreast NeoplasmsCell LineCell Line, TumorCell MovementCell Surface ExtensionsElectrophoresis, Polyacrylamide GelEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionFemaleHEK293 CellsHumansMiceMice, NudeNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsNuclear ProteinsReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor alphaReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceSignal TransductionSrc Homology DomainsTwist-Related Protein 1ConceptsInvadopodia formationTumor metastasisFormation of invadopodiaDirect transcriptional targetTwist1 transcription factorEMT-inducing signalsMatrix degradationPromotes Tumor MetastasisMembrane protrusionsExtracellular matrix degradationTranscriptional targetsTranscription factorsInvadopodiaPDGFRα expressionMesenchymal transitionTwist1Central mediatorPDGFRαKey functions