Article
Constitutive expression and secretion of proteases in non-metastatic SP1 mammary carcinoma cells and its metastatic sublines.
International journal of cancer - 19 Jun 1991
Korczak B, Kerbel R S, Dennis J
Abstract excerpt
Malignant tumors are generally characterized by extensive local tissue invasion and destruction of ECM which may be due to increased constitutive expression and activity of secreted proteases. Moreover, a large number of diverse protease activities may be constitutively over-expressed in a simultaneous or co-ordinated fashion, thereby significantly increasing cellular invasive potential of the cells. To explore...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Animals
- Cell Line
- Endopeptidases
- Genetic Variation
- Kinetics
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
- Mice
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Plasminogen Activators
- RNA, Neoplasm
