A transcription factor called SLUG helps determines type of breast cancer
Friday, May 2, 2014 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
A new study 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.