Cancer cells can acquire a spectrum of stable hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal (E/M) states
during epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT). Cells in these hybrid E/M phenotypes often …

Epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity (EMP) refers to the ability of cells to dynamically
interconvert between epithelial (E) and mesenchymal (M) phenotypes, thus generating an …

Cell–cell adhesion molecules have critically important roles in the early events of
reproduction including gamete transport, sperm–oocyte interaction, embryonic development …

Pancreatic islets are vital endocrine regulators of systemic metabolism, and recent
investigations have increasingly focused on understanding human islet biology. Studies of …

Cadherins constitute a family of transmembrane proteins that mediate calcium-dependent
cell-cell adhesion. The extracellular domain of cadherins consists of extracellular cadherin …

Purpose Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) is thought to
play a prominent role in the initiation and progression of almost all cases of cervical cancer …

The yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) is a freshwater fish with high economic value in
eastern China. Nevertheless, pathogens causing bacterial diseases in P. fulvidraco have …

Background Although the long-term prognosis of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is favorable,
distant metastasis significantly compromises the prognosis and quality of life for patients with …

Objective To identify candidate urinary protein biomarkers to distinguish medulloblastoma
(MB) patients from healthy patients or benign brain disease control patients. Methods The …

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) is an
immunoglobulin superfamily protein primarily expressed on epithelial surfaces and myeloid …