LATERALLY ASSOCIATED PROTEINS MODULATE A6 INTEGRIN CLEAVAGE, A PERMISSIVE PROCESS UTILIZED DURING CANCER METASTASIS

Expression of A6 integrin, a laminin receptor, on tumor cell surfaces is associated with reduced patient survival and increased metastasis in a variety of tumors. In prostate cancer, tumor extra capsular escape occurs in part via laminin coated nerves and vascular dissemination, resulting in clinic...

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Main Author: Ports, Michael O.
Other Authors: Cress, Anne E
Language:EN
Published: The University of Arizona. 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/194361