Exploratory Expression Analysis of Stem Cell and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Markers in Ameloblastoma.
Martínez-Marcial, L. A., Ramírez-Jarquín, J. O., Villanueva-Sánchez, F. G., Portilla-Robertson, J., Ramírez-Martínez, C. M., Trejo-Remigio, D. A., Mejía-Velázquez, C. P., Cruz-Hervert, L. P., & Jacinto-Alemán, L. F. (2026). Exploratory Expression Analysis of Stem Cell and Epithelial?Mesenchymal Transition Markers in Ameloblastoma. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 27(10), 4645. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27104645
ABSTRACT
Ameloblastoma is a common benign odontogenic tumor. Its etiology has been associated with dysregulation of the MAPK and SHH pathways, and new theories suggest that tumor stem cells (TSCs) and the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) are participants in their pathogenesis.