Article
β3 integrin promotes TGF-β1/H2O2/HOCl-mediated induction of metastatic phenotype of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by enhancing TGF-β1 signaling.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Feng Xin-Xia, Liu Mei, Yan Wei, Zhou Zhen-Zhen, Xia Yu-Jia, Tu Wei, Li Pei-Yuan, Tian De-An
Abstract excerpt
In addition to being an important mediator of migration and invasion of tumor cells, β3 integrin can also enhance TGF-β1 signaling. However, it is not known whether β3 might influence the induction of metastatic phenotype of tumor cells, especially non-metastatic tumor cells which express low level of β3. Here we report that H2O2 and HOCl, the reactive oxygen species produced by neutrophils, could cooperate with...
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