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Protease activated receptor-1 inhibits the Maspin tumor-suppressor gene to determine the melanoma metastatic phenotype.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 11 Jan 2011
Villares Gabriel J, Zigler Maya, Dobroff Andrey S, Wang Hua, Song Renduo, Melnikova Vladislava O, Huang Li, Braeuer Russell R, Bar-Eli Menashe
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The thrombin receptor protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) is overexpressed in metastatic melanoma cell lines and tumor specimens. Previously, we demonstrated a significant reduction in tumor growth and experimental lung metastasis after PAR-1 silencing via systemic delivery of siRNA encapsulate...
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