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RNA stability regulates differential expression of the metastasis protein, osteopontin, in hepatocellular cancer.
Surgery - 1 Jun 2008
Emani Sirisha, Zhang Jinping, Guo Lucie, Guo Hongtao, Kuo Paul C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Osteopontin (OPN) is a potential therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), because it is a critical mediator of metastatic function. The molecular mechanisms that determine expression of OPN in HCC, however, are unknown. In this study, we examine differential OPN expression in the 2 HCC cell lines: HepG2 and Hep3B. METHODS: OPN expression, metastatic function, OPN promoter activity, and...
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