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Mesothelin regulates growth and apoptosis in pancreatic cancer cells through p53-dependent and -independent signal pathway.
Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR - 3 Oct 2012
Zheng Chunning, Jia Wei, Tang Yong, Zhao HuiLiang, Jiang Yingsheng, Sun Shaochuan
Abstract excerpt
Mesothelin, a secreted protein, is overexpressed in some cancers, including pancreatic cancer. Rescent studies have shown that overexpression of mesothelin significantly increased tumor cell proliferation, and downregulation of mesothelin inhibited cell proliferation in pancreatic cancer cells, but its exact function and mechanism remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of...
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