Towards elucidating the connection between epithelial-mesenchymal transitions and stemness.

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Published in J R Soc Interface on December 06, 2014

Authors

Mohit Kumar Jolly1, Bin Huang2, Mingyang Lu3, Sendurai A Mani4, Herbert Levine5, Eshel Ben-Jacob6

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA.
2: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA Department of Chemistry, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA.
3: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA.
4: Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA Metastasis Research Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
5: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA herbert.levine@rice.edu.
6: Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA Department of Biosciences, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005-1827, USA School of Physics and Astronomy and The Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel eshel@rice.edu.

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