Overexpression of transfected human ribonucleotide reductase M2 subunit in human cancer cells enhances their invasive potential

Clinical and Experimental Metastasis

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-49

  Zhou, Bing Sen ^a   Tsai, Pamela ^a   Ker, Rhonda ^a   Tsai, Jeffrey ^a   Ho, Roger ^a   Yu, Johnathan ^a   Shih, Jennifer ^a   Yen, Yun ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroxyurea; Metastatic; Ribonucleotide reductase

Indexed keywords

RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; METASTASIS; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

CARCINOMA; CELL MOVEMENT; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; KB CELLS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM PROTEINS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, NEOPLASM; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031938457     PISSN: 02620898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006559901771     Document Type: Article

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