E-cadherin downregulation in cancer: Fuel on the fire?

Molecular Medicine Today

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 172-177

  Guilford, Parry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ANKYRIN; CADHERIN; CASEIN KINASE; CATENIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FODRIN; INTESTINAL TREFOIL FACTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; SCATTER FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UVOMORULIN;

CANCER; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MIGRATION; DOWN REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; DOWN-REGULATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

LOTUS;

EID: 0033121055     PISSN: 13574310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-4310(99)01461-6     Document Type: Review

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