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Ectopic expression of matrix metalloproteinases and filopodia extension via JNK activation are involved in the invasion of blood tumor cells in Drosophila mxc mutant.
Genes to cells : devoted to molecular & cellular mechanisms - 1 Oct 2023
Takarada Kazuki, Kinoshita Juri, Inoue Yoshihiro H
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila mxcmbn1 mutant exhibits severe hyperplasia in larval hematopoietic tissue called the lymph glands (LGs). However, the malignant nature of these cells remains unknown. We aimed to identify if mxcmbn1 LG cells behave as malignant tumor cells and uncover the mechanism(s) underlying the malignancy of the mutant hemocytes. When mutant LG cells were allografted into normal adult abdomens, they continued to...
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