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Modulation of the tumor suppressor protein alpha-catenin by ischemic microenvironment.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Oct 2009
Plumb Claire L, Adamcic Una, Shahrzad Siranoush, Minhas Kanwal, Adham Sirin A I, Coomber Brenda L
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Dysregulation or mislocalization of cell adhesion molecules and their regulators, such as E-cadherin, beta-catenin, and alpha-catenin, usually correlates with loss of polarity, dedifferentiation, invasive tumor growth, and metastasis. A subpopulation of alpha-catenin-negative cells within the DLD-1 colorectal carcinoma cell line causes it to display a heterogeneous morphological makeup, thus providing an...
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