Basal extrusion drives cell invasion and mechanical stripping of E-cadherin
John Fadul, Gloria M. Slattum, Nadja M. Redd, Mauricio Franco Jin, Michael J. Redd, Stephan Daetwyler, Danielle Hedeen, Jan Huisken, Jody Rosenblatt
This study shows that basal extrusion drives tumor cell invasion and mechanical shedding of E-cadherin in zebrafish epidermis, with KRas mutations increasing invasion rates and p53 mutations enabling survival at distant sites.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2018 · PreprintCancer Biology