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Host b7x promotes pulmonary metastasis of breast cancer.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 2013
Abadi Yael M, Jeon Hyungjun, Ohaegbulam Kim C, Scandiuzzi Lisa, Ghosh Kaya, Hofmeyer Kimberly A, Lee Jun Sik, Ray Anjana, Gravekamp Claudia, Zang Xingxing
Abstract excerpt
B7x (B7-H4 or B7S1) is an inhibitory member of the B7 family of T cell costimulation. It is expressed in low levels in healthy peripheral tissues, such as the lung epithelium, but is overexpressed in a variety of human cancers with negative clinical associations, including metastasis. However, the function of B7x in the context of cancer, whether expressed on cancer cells or on surrounding "host" tissues, has not...
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