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Effect of wild-type and mutant E-cadherin on cell proliferation and responsiveness to the chemotherapeutic agents cisplatin, etoposide, and 5-fluorouracil.
Oncology - 1 Jan 2004
Fricke Elena, Hermannstädter Christine, Keller Gisela, Fuchs Margit, Brunner Ingrid, Busch Raymonde, Höfler Heinz, Becker Karl-Friedrich, Luber Birgit
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin acts as a tumor and invasion suppressor and regulates cell proliferation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of wild-type (wt) E-cadherin and tumor-derived mutant E-cadherin variants on the proliferation rate of MDA-MB-435S mammary carcinoma cells and the sensitivity of the cells to the chemotherapeutic drugs cisplatin, etoposide and...
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