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The lysyl oxidase LOX is absent in basal and squamous cell carcinomas and its knockdown induces an invading phenotype in a skin equivalent model.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Mar 2006
Bouez Charbel, Reynaud Caroline, Noblesse Emmanuelle, Thépot Amélie, Gleyzal Claudine, Kanitakis Jean, Perrier Eric, Damour Odile, Sommer Pascal
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Lysyl oxidase initiates the enzymatic stage of collagen and elastin cross-linking. Among five isoforms comprising the lysyl oxidase family, LOX is the better studied. LOX is associated to an antitumor activity in ras-transformed fibroblasts, and its expression is down-regulated in many carcinomas...
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