aPKC‐ι/P‐Sp1/Snail signaling induces epithelial–mesenchymal transition and immunosuppression in cholangiocarcinoma
Yawei Qian, Wei Yao, Tao Yang, Yan Yang, Yan Liu, Qi Shen, Jian Zhang, Weipeng Qi, Jianming Wang – 2 June 2017 – Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is a highly malignant bile duct cancer that tends to invade and metastasize early. The epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been implicated in cancer cell invasion and metastasis, as well as in cancer cell evasion of host immunity. In this study, we investigated the interaction between atypical protein kinase C‐iota (aPKC‐ι) and Snail in the regulation of EMT and its relationship to CCA immunosuppression.