The role and function of cadherins in the mammary gland
Andrews JL, Kim AC, Hens JR. The role and function of cadherins in the mammary gland. Breast Cancer Research 2012, 14: 203. PMID: 22315958, PMCID: PMC3496113, DOI: 10.1186/bcr3065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMesenchymal-epithelial transitionEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionFunction of cadherinsMammary glandMechanism of regulationCell-cell contactPartial epithelial-mesenchymal transitionMetastatic cancer cellsLarge superfamilyNormal physiological conditionsTransmembrane receptorsCell motilityHeterophilic interactionsCadherinCadherin expressionCancer cellsMesenchymal markersPhysiological conditionsEpithelial cellsCurrent understandingRegulationMotilityDifferent organ systemsExpressionProliferation