Cells Passing Through EMT Chip (IMAGE)

Massachusetts General Hospital

Cells Passing Through EMT Chip

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As cells undergoing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition move from left to right through the EMT chip, those expressing mesenchymal markers (red) break away and move independently from other cells, while cells expressing epithelial markers (green) continue to move as a collective front.

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BioMEMS Resource Center, Massachusetts General Hospital

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