Article
Ornithine decarboxylase overexpression in mouse 10T1/2 fibroblasts: cellular transformation and invasion.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 16 Apr 1997
Kubota S, Kiyosawa H, Nomura Y, Yamada T, Seyama Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) plays a pivotal role in the synthesis of polyamines, a group of chemical compounds that are essential for cell growth. Recent reports have shown that ODC overexpression may be involved in malignant transformation of immortalized NIH 3T3 cells. We have dem...
Topics
- Animals
- Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic
- Female
- Fibroblasts
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental
- Mice
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Ornithine Decarboxylase
- Phenotype
