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Impaired tumor microenvironment in EphA2-deficient mice inhibits tumor angiogenesis and metastatic progression.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Nov 2005
Brantley-Sieders Dana M, Fang Wei Bin, Hicks Donna J, Zhuang Guanglei, Shyr Yu, Chen Jin
Abstract excerpt
EphA2 belongs to a unique family of receptor tyrosine kinases that play critical roles in development and disease. Since EphA2 is required for ephrin-A1 ligand-induced vascular remodeling and is overexpressed in a variety of vascularized human adenocarcinomas, we assessed tumor angiogenesis and metastatic progression in EphA2-deficient host animals. 4T1 metastatic mammary adenocarcinoma cells transplanted...
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