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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Alexander Feuerborn
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-63164 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Mathow Daniel D Chessa Federica F Rabionet Mariona M Kaden Sylvia S Jennemann Richard R Sandhoff Roger R Gröne Hermann-Josef HJ Feuerborn Alexander A
EMBO reports 20150202 3
This study proposes that the transcription factor Zeb1 modulates epithelial cell adhesion by diverting glycosphingolipid metabolism. Zeb1 promotes expression of a-series glycosphingolipids via regulating expression of GM3 synthase (St3gal5), which mechanistically involves Zeb1 binding to the St3gal5 promoter as well as suppressing microRNA-mediated repression of St3gal5. Functionally, the repression of St3gal5 suffices to elevate intercellular adhesion and expression of distinct junction-associa ...[more]