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Enzymatic remodeling of heparan sulfate proteoglycans within the tumor microenvironment: growth regulation and the prospect of new cancer therapies.
Journal of cellular biochemistry - 1 Dec 2005
Sanderson Ralph D, Yang Yang, Kelly Thomas, MacLeod Veronica, Dai Yuemeng, Theus Allison
Abstract excerpt
Heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs), via their interactions with numerous effector molecules such as FGF-2, IL-8, and VEGF, regulate the biological activity of cells by acting as co-receptors that promote signaling. The extent and nature of their role as co-receptors is often misregulated in cancer as manifested by alterations in HSPG structure and expression level. This misregulation of HSPGs can aid in...
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