Article
Hepatitis B virus X protein promotes cell migration by inducing matrix metalloproteinase-3.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Apr 2005
Yu Feng-Ling, Liu Hung-Jen, Lee Jeng-Woei, Liao Ming-Huei, Shih Wen-Ling
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV), a major causative agent of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), encodes an oncogenic X protein (HBx) that transcriptionally activates multiple viral and cellular promoters. How this regulation influences HCC is unclear. METHODS: Global gene expression in HBx-expressing and non-expressing hepatoma cells was analyzed using cDNA microarrays. RESULTS: Genes that were markedly up-...
Topics
- Apoptosis
- Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Movement
- Hepatitis B virus
- Hepatitis B, Chronic
- Humans
- Liver Neoplasms
- Matrix Metalloproteinase 3
- Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
- Phenotype
