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ATG4A promotes tumor metastasis by inducing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition and stem-like properties in gastric cells.
Oncotarget - 28 Jun 2016
Yang Shi-Wei, Ping Yi-Fang, Jiang Yu-Xing, Luo Xiao, Zhang Xia, Bian Xiu-Wu, Yu Pei-Wu
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Abstract excerpt
The metastasis of tumor cells to distant organs is an ominous feature of gastric cancer. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the invasion and metastasis of gastric cancer cells remain elusive. In this study, we found that the expression of ATG4A, an autophagy-regulating molecule, was significantly increased in gastric cancer tissues and was significantlycorrelated with the gastric cancer differentiation...
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- Aged
- Animals
- Autophagy-Related Proteins
- Cell Differentiation
- Cell Line, Tumor
