Levels of Soluble E-Cadherin in Breast, Gastric, and Colorectal Cancers

Soluble E-cadherin is a 80 kDa protein fragment coming from the proteolytic cleavage of the extracellular domain of the full length epithelial cadherin, a molecule involved in cell adhesion/polarity and tissue morphogenesis. In comparison with normal epithelia, cancer cells show a decreased cadherin...

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Main Authors: Ombretta Repetto, Paolo De Paoli, Valli De Re, Vincenzo Canzonieri, Renato Cannizzaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/408047

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