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Polycystin-1 and polycystin-2 are involved in the acquisition of aggressive phenotypes in colorectal cancer.
International journal of cancer - 1 Apr 2015
Gargalionis Antonios N, Korkolopoulou Penelope, Farmaki Elena, Piperi Christina, Dalagiorgou Georgia, Adamopoulos Christos, Levidou Georgia, Saetta Angelica, Fragkou Paraskevi, Tsioli Panagiota, Kiaris Hippokratis, Zizi-Serbetzoglou Adamantia, Karavokyros Ioannis, Papavassiliou Kostas A, Tsavaris Nikolaos, Patsouris Efstratios, Basdra Efthimia K, Papavassiliou Athanasios G
Abstract excerpt
The polycystins PC1 and PC2 are emerging as major players in mechanotransduction, a process that influences all steps of the invasion/metastasis cascade. We hypothesized that PC1 and PC2 facilitate cancer aggressiveness. Immunoblotting, RT-PCR, semi-quantitative and quantitative real-time PCR and FACS analyses were employed to investigate the effect of polycystin overexpression in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells....
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