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Caveolin-1 expression is maintained in rat and human astroglioma cell lines.
Glia - 1 Mar 2002
Cameron Patricia L, Liu Changdan, Smart Deedee K, Hantus Stephen T, Fick James R, Cameron Richard S
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Caveolin-1 is the principal structural and functional component of caveolae, a plasmalemmal compartment that has been proposed to sequester lipid and protein components that participate in transmembrane signal transduction processes. Multiple studies reveal a reduction in the expression level of caveolin-1 mRNA and protein in many carcinomas as well as transformed cells. The human caveolin-1 gene is localized to...
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