Metastasizing tumour cells undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. Using both bioinformatic and in vivo approaches, Chanrion et al.identify combined Notch activation and p53 inactivation as a potent inducer of this transition, and apply this to create a highly metastatic tumour model in mice.
- Maia Chanrion
- Inna Kuperstein
- Sylvie Robine