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Endothelin-converting enzyme-1c promotes stem cell traits and aggressiveness in colorectal cancer cells.
Molecular oncology - 1 Feb 2020
Pérez-Moreno Pablo, Indo Sebastián, Niechi Ignacio, Huerta Hernán, Cabello Pablo, Jara Lilian, Aguayo Francisco, Varas-Godoy Manuel, Burzio Verónica A, Tapia Julio C
Abstract excerpt
Endothelin-1 is a mitogenic peptide that activates several proliferation, survival, and invasiveness pathways. The effects of endothelin-1 rely on its activation by endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE1), which is expressed as four isoforms with different cytoplasmic N termini. Recently, isoform ECE1c has been suggested to have a role in cancer aggressiveness. The N terminus of ECE1c is phosphorylated by protein...
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