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ADAM17 promotes glioma cell malignant phenotype.
Molecular carcinogenesis - 1 Feb 2012
Zheng Xuguang, Jiang Feng, Katakowski Mark, Lu Yong, Chopp Michael
Abstract excerpt
A disintegrin and metalloproteinase-17 (ADAM17) is involved in proteolytic ectodomain shedding of several membrane-bound growth factors and cytokines. The expression and activity of ADAM17 increase under some pathological conditions such as stroke and cancer. ADAM17 promotes neural progenitor cell migration and contributes to neurogenesis after stroke and breast cancer growth and invasion. In the present study,...
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