A Transcription Factor Called SLUG Helps Determines Type of Breast Cancer

A study in Stem Cell Reports determines that the transcription factor SLUG plays a role in regulating stem cell function. In mice without SLUG, basal cells are reprogrammed into a luminal-cell fate, luminal cells hyper-proliferate, and stem-cell function necessary for tissue regeneration and tumor initiation is inhibited.

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