Article
Loss of E-cadherin-dependent cell-cell adhesion due to mutation of the beta-catenin gene in a human cancer cell line, HSC-39.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Mar 1995
Kawanishi J, Kato J, Sasaki K, Fujii S, Watanabe N, Niitsu Y
Abstract excerpt
Detachment of cell-cell adhesion is indispensable for the first step of invasion and metastasis of cancer. This mechanism is frequently associated with the impairment of either E-cadherin expression or function. However, mechanisms of such abnormalities have not been fully elucidated. In this study, we demonstrated that the function of E-cadherin was completely abolished in the human gastric cancer cell line...
Topics
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Western
- Cadherins
- Cell Adhesion
- Cell Aggregation
- Cell Line
- Cytoskeletal Proteins
- DNA Primers
- DNA, Complementary
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
