Gremlin-1 induces BMP-independent tumor cell proliferation, migration, and invasion.

Gremlin-1, a bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) antagonist, is overexpressed in various cancerous tissues but its role in carcinogenesis has not been established. Here, we report that gremlin-1 binds various cancer cell lines and this interaction is inhibited by our newly developed gremlin-1 antibody,...

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Main Authors: Minsoo Kim, Soomin Yoon, Sukmook Lee, Seon Ah Ha, Hyun Kee Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Junho Chung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3325980?pdf=render