cDNA transfection of amino-terminal fragment of urokinase efficiently inhibits cancer cell invasion and metastasis

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 297-305

  Zhu, Fuxiang ^a   Jia, Shidong ^a   Xing, Guichun ^a   Gao, Linlu ^a   Zhang, Lingqiang ^a   He, Fuchu ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF RADIATION MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROKINASE; UROKINASE RECEPTOR;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL INVASION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATORS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFECTION; TRANSPLANTS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; URINARY PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 0034917045     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454901750232490     Document Type: Article

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