L-CAM expression induces fibroblast-epidermoid transition in squamous carcinoma cells and down-regulates the endogenous N-cadherin

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1005-1019

  Li, Zhl ^a   Gallin, Warren J ^a   Lauzon, Gille ^a   Paadar, Manijeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadherin; Carcinoma; Invasion; L CAM; N cadherin

Indexed keywords

CATENIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; UVOMORULIN;

ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ALPHA CATENIN; BETA CATENIN; CADHERINS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CELL DIVISION; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOWN-REGULATION; EPIDERMIS; FIBROBLASTS; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; PHENOTYPE; TONGUE NEOPLASMS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031977098     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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