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β4 Integrin Is a Transforming Molecule that Unleashes Met Tyrosine Kinase Tumorigenesis
1 Dec 2005
Abstract excerpt
Cell multiplication in the absence of integrin-derived adhesive signals (anchorage-independent growth) is the phenotypic hallmark of neoplastic transformation. Therefore, the frequently observed up-regulation of some integrins in tumors has been interpreted as an epiphenomenon and not as a causative factor of oncogenic conversion. beta4 integrin stimulates proliferation and survival of epithelial cells and is...
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