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The role of Osteopontin in tumor metastasis.
The Journal of surgical research - 1 Oct 2004
Wai Philip Y, Kuo Paul C
Abstract excerpt
Osteopontin (OPN) is a glyco-phosphoprotein that is expressed and secreted by numerous human cancers. OPN functions in cell adhesion, chemotaxis, macrophage-directed interleukin-10 (IL-10) suppression, stress-dependent angiogenesis, prevention of apoptosis, and anchorage-independent growth of tumor cells by regulating cell-matrix interactions and cellular signaling through binding with integrin and CD44...
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