E-CADERIN, N-CADERIN, SLUG, SNAIL, and TWIST contribute to epithelial-mesenchymal transition in salivary gland tumors.
Dandara Andrade de SantanaPoliana Ramos BragaCláudia Malheiros Coutinho CamilloValéria Souza FreitasPatrícia Ramos CuryDaniel Araki RibeiroIguaracyra Barreto de AraújoFlávia Caló de Aquino XavierJean Nunes Dos SantosPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2024)
This study provided insight into EMT-related proteins (E-cadherin, N-cadherin, SNAIL, SLUG, and TWIST) and their contribution to the maintenance of morphogenesis and the development of the salivary gland tumors and showed a positive correlation among N-CADHERIN/SNAIL in ACC and SNAIL/TWIST in MEC.