HGF/c-MET upregulation is frequent in bladder cancer. Here, the authors show that HGF induces EMT and invasion by stabilising TGFβ receptor through inhibition of the SMURF2 ligase, and the combined blockade of MAPK and TGFβ pathways suppresses HGF-mediated bladder cancer progression.
- Wen Jing Sim
- Prasanna Vasudevan Iyengar
- Jean Paul Thiery