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Effect of tumor-associated mutant E-cadherin variants with defects in exons 8 or 9 on matrix metalloproteinase 3.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Mar 2005
Fuchs Margit, Hermannstädter Christine, Specht Katja, Knyazev Pjotr, Ullrich Axel, Rosivatz Erika, Busch Raymonde, Hutzler Peter, Höfler Heinz, Luber Birgit
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Tumor progression is characterized by loss of cell adhesion and increase of invasion and metastasis. The cell adhesion molecule E-cadherin is frequently down-regulated or mutated in tumors. In addition to down-regulation of cell adhesion, degradation of the extracellular matrix by matrix metalloproteinases is necessary for tumor cell spread. To investigate a possible link between E-cadherin and matrix...
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