What is thought to promote the release of future mesoderm cells from an epithelium and their transformation into mesenchymal cells?
A)a reduction in the expression of E-cadherin genes
B)an increase in the expression of E-cadherin genes
C)degradation of the cell membrane
D)the cytoplasm taking on an anti-adhesive character
E)autophagy of the nucleus

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A reduction in the expression of E-cadherin genes is thought to promote the release of future mesoderm cells from an epithelium and their transformation into mesenchymal cells. E-cadherin is a cell adhesion molecule that holds cells together in epithelial tissues. Its reduction results in the loss of cell-cell adhesion and allows cells to detach from the epithelium and become mesenchymal cells.

What Is Thought to Promote the Release of Future Mesoderm