Expression of SATB1 in Acini (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Expression of SATB1 in Acini

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With increasing stages of breast cancer, initially nonmalignant cells making up the acini in the breast become increasingly disorganized and finally metastasize (top). Breast cells cultured in a three-dimensional matrix form acinar structures, but the expression of SATB1 in these cells causes increasing disorganization. When SATB1 expression is reduced in these metastatic cells, they return to normal appearance (bottom).

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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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