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ReviewCytokine & growth factor reviews2025

Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition transcription factors: New strategies for mesenchymal tissue regeneration.

Zhixin Wei, Kiya Babkirk, Song Chen, Ming Pei

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Review in Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Role of Ubiquitin-regulated EMT in Cancer Metastasis and Chemoresistance.International journal of biological sciences · 2025
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  6. Adverse drug events associated with tiotropium: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of FDA adverse event reporting system database.Journal of pharmacy & pharmaceutical sciences : a publication of the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Societe canadienne des sciences pharmaceutiques · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zhixin WeiStem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA; Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610031, China.
Kiya BabkirkStem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA; Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA.
Song ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China; Pancreatic Injury and Repair Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, Sichuan 610083, China. Electronic address: chensongchinese@163.com.
Ming PeiStem Cell and Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA; Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA; WVU Cancer Institute, Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA. Electronic address: mpei@hsc.wvu.edu.

Funding

Decellularized Matrix and Cartilage RegenerationR01AR067747 · NIAMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI PEI, MING · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
CRISPR-Cas9 Genome Edited MSCs to Target OA Cartilage RegenerationR56AR078846 · NIAMS · WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY · PI PEI, MING · 2022 to 2022
$366k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR067747NIAMS NIH HHS R56 AR078846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The epithelial-mesenchymal transition transcription factors (EMT-TFs)-ZEB, SNAI, and TWIST families-have been extensively studied in embryonic development and tumor metastasis, providing valuable insight into their roles in cell behavior and transformation. These EMT-TFs have garnered increasing attention in the context of mesenchymal tissue regeneration, potentially contributing an approach for cell therapy. Given that dysregulated EMT-TF expression can impair cell survival and lineage differentiation, controlled regulation of their expression could offer significant advantages for tissue regeneration. However, there is a lack of comprehensive reviews to summarize the influence of the EMT-TFs on mesenchymal tissue regeneration and potential molecular mechanisms. This review explores the regulatory roles of ZEB, SNAI, and TWIST in the regeneration of bone, adipose, cartilage, muscle, and other mesenchymal tissues, with a focus on the underlying molecular signaling mechanisms. Gaining a deeper understanding of how EMT-TFs regulate cell proliferation, apoptosis, migration, and differentiation may offer new insights into the management of mesenchymal tissue repair and open novel avenues for enhancing tissue regeneration.

Indexed as

Epithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionRegenerationTranscription FactorsAnimalsCell DifferentiationHumansSignal TransductionSnail Family Transcription FactorsTwist-Related Protein 1Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Snail Family Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsTwist-Related Protein 1Zinc Finger E-box-Binding Homeobox 1Epithelial-mesenchymal transitionMesenchymal tissueRegenerationSNAITWISTZEB

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PMID40011185
PMCPMC12148707

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