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Identification of uPAR-positive chemoresistant cells in small cell lung cancer.
PloS one - 28 Feb 2007
Gutova Margarita, Najbauer Joseph, Gevorgyan Anna, Metz Marianne Z, Weng Yehua, Shih Chu-Chih, Aboody Karen S
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BACKGROUND: The urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor (uPAR/CD87) are major regulators of extracellular matrix degradation and are involved in cell migration and invasion under physiological and pathological conditions. The uPA/uPAR system has been of great interest in cancer research because it is involved in the development of most invasive cancer phenotypes and is a strong predictor of poor...
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