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The Many-Faced Program of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition: A System Biology-Based View
De Domenico Stefania1,2, Daniele Vergara3
1Biotecgen, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Lecce, Italy.
Abstract:
System biology uses a range of experimental and statistical methods to dissect complex processes that results from alterations in biological models. Given the complexity of the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program, system biology represents a promising approach to understanding its fine molecular regulation by the interpretation of high-throughput datasets. Herein, we review recent contributions of system biology applied to the field of EMT physiology and illustrate the importance of these approaches to model biological networks that are perturbed during the transition. Together, these results allowed the definition of an EMT signature across different tumor types, the identification of dysregulated processes and new modules of regulation, making possible to reveal the EMT molecular visage underneath.
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