ILEI is a family of proteins found in vertebrates. It is heavily involved in the process of the transition from epithelial to mesenchymal tissue - EMT - during all of embryonic development, cancer progression, metastasis, and chronic inflammation/fib ...
ILEI is a family of proteins found in vertebrates. It is heavily involved in the process of the transition from epithelial to mesenchymal tissue - EMT - during all of embryonic development, cancer progression, metastasis, and chronic inflammation/fibrosis. ILEI is upregulated exclusively at the level of translation, and abnormal ILEI expression, ie cytoplasmic over-expression instead of vesicular localisation, is associated with EMT in human cancerous tissue [1]. In order to induce and maintain the EMT of hepatocytes in a TGF-beta-independent fashion ILEI needs the cooperation of oncogenic Ras [2].
This entry represents Domain X of CEMIP, CEMIP2 and very closely related sequences [1] which is after the beta-helix domain. Proteins in this entry proteins are involved in the metabolism of hyaluronic acid (HA) and mediate the depolymerization of hi ...
This entry represents Domain X of CEMIP, CEMIP2 and very closely related sequences [1] which is after the beta-helix domain. Proteins in this entry proteins are involved in the metabolism of hyaluronic acid (HA) and mediate the depolymerization of high-molecular-weight HA into intermediate-sized fragments [2], a process crucial for various physiological functions, including the regulation of angiogenesis, heart development, and cell migration [3,4]. This domain has been called domain X in [1], its function is still unknown.