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Role of tissue factor in metastasis: functions of the cytoplasmic and extracellular domains of the molecule.
Thrombosis and haemostasis - 1 Jul 1999
Bromberg M E, Sundaram R, Homer R J, Garen A, Konigsberg W H
Abstract excerpt
Tissue factor (TF) is a transmembrane glycoprotein that complexes with factor VIIa to initiate blood coagulation. It was reported in an earlier study that expression of high levels of TF in a human melanoma cell line promotes metastasis, and that the cytoplasmic domain of TF is required for this metastatic effect. To analyze the functions of the cytoplasmic and extracellular domains of TF in metastasis, two TF...
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