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Trefoil factor 1 suppression of E-CADHERIN enhances prostate carcinoma cell invasiveness and metastasis.
Cancer letters - 10 May 2013
Bougen N M, Amiry N, Yuan Y, Kong X J, Pandey V, Vidal L J P, Perry J K, Zhu T, Lobie P E
Abstract excerpt
Metastasis is the primary mediator of prostate cancer (PCA) lethality and poses a significant clinical obstacle. The identification of factors involved in the metastasis of PCA is imperative. We demonstrate herein that trefoil factor 1 (TFF1) promotes PCA cell migration and invasion in vitro and metastasis in vivo. The capacity of TFF1 to enhance cell migration/invasion is mediated by transcriptional repression...
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