YAP/TAZ at the Roots of Cancer

Francesca Zanconato; Michelangelo Cordenonsi; Stefano Piccolo

doi:10.1016/j.ccell.2016.05.005

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YAP/TAZ at the Roots of Cancer

Francesca Zanconato Michelangelo Cordenonsi

Stefano Piccolo

Cancer Cell Vol. 29 No. 6 pp. 783-803 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2016
Vol/Issue: 29(6)
Pages: 783-803
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Authors

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Francesca Zanconato

M

Michelangelo Cordenonsi

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Stefano Piccolo

Funding

Horizon 2020 Award: 670126-DENOVOSTEM

European Research Council

Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro

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Francesca Zanconato, Michelangelo Cordenonsi, Stefano Piccolo (2016). YAP/TAZ at the Roots of Cancer. Cancer Cell, 29(6), 783-803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2016.05.005

YAP/TAZ at the Roots of Cancer

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