volume 21 issue 6 pages 341-352

Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition

Jing Yang 1
Parker Antin 2
Geert Berx 3
Cédric Blanpain 4
Thomas Brabletz 5
Marianne Bronner 6
Kyra Campbell 7
Amparo Cano 8
Gerhard Christofori 10
Shoukat Dedhar 11
Rik Derynck 12
Heide L Ford 13
Jonas Fuxe 14
Antonio García de Herreros 15
Gregory J. Goodall 16
Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis 17
Ruby Y J Huang 18
Chaya Kalcheim 19
Raghu Kalluri 20
Yibin Kang 21
Yeesim Khew-Goodall 22
Herbert Levine 23
Jinsong Liu 24
Gregory D. Longmore 25
Sendurai A Mani 26
Joan Massagué 27
R. F. Mayor 28
David McClay 29
Keith Mostov 30
Donald Newgreen 31
M. M. Nieto 32
Alain Puisieux 33, 34
Ray Runyan 2
PIERRE SAVAGNER 35
Ben Stanger 36
Marc P. Stemmler 5
Yoshiko Takahashi 37
M. Takeichi 38
Eric Theveneau 39
Jean-Paul Thiery 40
Erik W. Thompson 41
Robert A. Weinberg 42
Elizabeth C. Williams 43
Jianhua Xing 44
Binhua P. Zhou 45
Guojun Sheng 46
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Guangzhou Regenerative Medicine and Health, Guangdong Laboratory, Guangzhou, China
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2020-04-16
scimago Q1
wos Q1
SJR37.353
CiteScore150.9
Impact factor90.2
ISSN14710072, 14710080
Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Abstract
Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) encompasses dynamic changes in cellular organization from epithelial to mesenchymal phenotypes, which leads to functional changes in cell migration and invasion. EMT occurs in a diverse range of physiological and pathological conditions and is driven by a conserved set of inducing signals, transcriptional regulators and downstream effectors. With over 5,700 publications indexed by Web of Science in 2019 alone, research on EMT is expanding rapidly. This growing interest warrants the need for a consensus among researchers when referring to and undertaking research on EMT. This Consensus Statement, mediated by ‘the EMT International Association’ (TEMTIA), is the outcome of a 2-year-long discussion among EMT researchers and aims to both clarify the nomenclature and provide definitions and guidelines for EMT research in future publications. We trust that these guidelines will help to reduce misunderstanding and misinterpretation of research data generated in various experimental models and to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration to identify and address key open questions in this research field. While recognizing the importance of maintaining diversity in experimental approaches and conceptual frameworks, we emphasize that lasting contributions of EMT research to increasing our understanding of developmental processes and combatting cancer and other diseases depend on the adoption of a unified terminology to describe EMT. In this Consensus Statement, the authors (on behalf of the EMT International Association) propose guidelines to define epithelial–mesenchymal transition, its phenotypic plasticity and the associated multiple intermediate epithelial–mesenchymal cell states. Clarification of nomenclature and definitions will help reduce misinterpretation of research data generated in different experimental model systems and promote cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Yang J. et al. Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition // Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2020. Vol. 21. No. 6. pp. 341-352.
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Yang J., Antin P., Berx G., Blanpain C., Brabletz T., Bronner M., Campbell K., Cano A., Casanova J., Christofori G., Dedhar S., Derynck R., Ford H. L., Fuxe J., García de Herreros A., Goodall G. J., Hadjantonakis A., Huang R. Y. J., Kalcheim C., Kalluri R., Kang Y., Khew-Goodall Y., Levine H., Liu J., Longmore G. D., Mani S. A., Massagué J., Mayor R. F., McClay D., Mostov K., Newgreen D., Nieto M. M., Puisieux A., Runyan R., SAVAGNER P., Stanger B., Stemmler M. P., Takahashi Y., Takeichi M., Theveneau E., Thiery J., Thompson E. W., Weinberg R. A., Williams E. C., Xing J., Zhou B. P., Sheng G. Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition // Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. 2020. Vol. 21. No. 6. pp. 341-352.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1038/s41580-020-0237-9
UR - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0237-9
TI - Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition
T2 - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
AU - Yang, Jing
AU - Antin, Parker
AU - Berx, Geert
AU - Blanpain, Cédric
AU - Brabletz, Thomas
AU - Bronner, Marianne
AU - Campbell, Kyra
AU - Cano, Amparo
AU - Casanova, Jordi
AU - Christofori, Gerhard
AU - Dedhar, Shoukat
AU - Derynck, Rik
AU - Ford, Heide L
AU - Fuxe, Jonas
AU - García de Herreros, Antonio
AU - Goodall, Gregory J.
AU - Hadjantonakis, Anna-Katerina
AU - Huang, Ruby Y J
AU - Kalcheim, Chaya
AU - Kalluri, Raghu
AU - Kang, Yibin
AU - Khew-Goodall, Yeesim
AU - Levine, Herbert
AU - Liu, Jinsong
AU - Longmore, Gregory D.
AU - Mani, Sendurai A
AU - Massagué, Joan
AU - Mayor, R. F.
AU - McClay, David
AU - Mostov, Keith
AU - Newgreen, Donald
AU - Nieto, M. M.
AU - Puisieux, Alain
AU - Runyan, Ray
AU - SAVAGNER, PIERRE
AU - Stanger, Ben
AU - Stemmler, Marc P.
AU - Takahashi, Yoshiko
AU - Takeichi, M.
AU - Theveneau, Eric
AU - Thiery, Jean-Paul
AU - Thompson, Erik W.
AU - Weinberg, Robert A.
AU - Williams, Elizabeth C.
AU - Xing, Jianhua
AU - Zhou, Binhua P.
AU - Sheng, Guojun
PY - 2020
DA - 2020/04/16
PB - Springer Nature
SP - 341-352
IS - 6
VL - 21
PMID - 32300252
SN - 1471-0072
SN - 1471-0080
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@article{2020_Yang,
author = {Jing Yang and Parker Antin and Geert Berx and Cédric Blanpain and Thomas Brabletz and Marianne Bronner and Kyra Campbell and Amparo Cano and Jordi Casanova and Gerhard Christofori and Shoukat Dedhar and Rik Derynck and Heide L Ford and Jonas Fuxe and Antonio García de Herreros and Gregory J. Goodall and Anna-Katerina Hadjantonakis and Ruby Y J Huang and Chaya Kalcheim and Raghu Kalluri and Yibin Kang and Yeesim Khew-Goodall and Herbert Levine and Jinsong Liu and Gregory D. Longmore and Sendurai A Mani and Joan Massagué and R. F. Mayor and David McClay and Keith Mostov and Donald Newgreen and M. M. Nieto and Alain Puisieux and Ray Runyan and PIERRE SAVAGNER and Ben Stanger and Marc P. Stemmler and Yoshiko Takahashi and M. Takeichi and Eric Theveneau and Jean-Paul Thiery and Erik W. Thompson and Robert A. Weinberg and Elizabeth C. Williams and Jianhua Xing and Binhua P. Zhou and Guojun Sheng},
title = {Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition},
journal = {Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology},
year = {2020},
volume = {21},
publisher = {Springer Nature},
month = {apr},
url = {https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0237-9},
number = {6},
pages = {341--352},
doi = {10.1038/s41580-020-0237-9}
}
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Yang, Jing, et al. “Guidelines and definitions for research on epithelial–mesenchymal transition.” Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, vol. 21, no. 6, Apr. 2020, pp. 341-352. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41580-020-0237-9.
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