AXL induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and regulates the function of breast cancer stem cells.

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Published in Oncogene on March 11, 2013

Authors

M K Asiedu1, F D Beauchamp-Perez1, J N Ingle2, M D Behrens1, D C Radisky3, K L Knutson1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
2: Department of Oncology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
3: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

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