Cathepsin K is present in invasive oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma in vivo and in vitro.

Cathepsin K is present in invasive oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma in vivo and in vitro.

OBJECTIVES: Cathepsin K, a lysosomal cysteine protease, is expressed in the tumor microenvironment (TME) of skin carcinoma, but nothing is known about cathepsin K in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). Our aim was to describe the expression of cathepsin K in invasive OTSCC in vitro and in a...

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Main Authors: Carolina C Bitu, Joonas H Kauppila, Andréia Bufalino, Sini Nurmenniemi, Susanna Teppo, Meeri Keinänen, Suvi-Tuuli Vilen, Petri Lehenkari, Pia Nyberg, Ricardo D Coletta, Tuula Salo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3737264?pdf=render

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