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At the Bench: Pre-clinical evidence for multiple functions of CXCR4 in cancer.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 May 2021
Luker Gary D, Yang Jinming, Richmond Ann, Scala Stefania, Festuccia Claudio, Schottelius Margret, Wester Hans-Jürgen, Zimmermann Johann
Abstract excerpt
Signaling through chemokine receptor, C-X-C chemokine receptor type 4 (CXCR4) regulates essential processes in normal physiology, including embryogenesis, tissue repair, angiogenesis, and trafficking of immune cells. Tumors co-opt many of these fundamental processes to directly stimulate proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of cancer cells. CXCR4 signaling contributes to critical functions of stromal cells in...
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