Expression and clinical significance of Glucose Regulated Proteins GRP78 (BiP) and GRP94 (GP96) in human adenocarcinomas of the esophagus

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Glucose regulated proteins (GRPs) are main regulators of cellular homeostasis due to their role as molecular chaperones. Moreover, the functions of GRPs suggest that they also may play important roles in cancer biology. In this study...

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Main Authors: Wester Hans-Juergen, Siewert Joerg, Feith Marcus, Langer Rupert, Hoefler Heinz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/70