Role of subtilisin-like convertases in cadherin processing or the conundrum to stall cadherin function by convertase inhibitors in cancer therapy

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 263-275

  Muller E J ^a   Caldelari, R ^b   Posthaus, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b CELLnTEC Advanced Cell Systems AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; CADHERIN; ENZYME; FURIN; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE 14; SERINE PROTEINASE; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; SUBTILYSIN LIKE CONVERTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UVOMORULIN; VASCULOTROPIN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FAT PROTEIN, HUMAN;

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER GROWTH; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COLON CARCINOMA; DESMOSOME; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; TUMOR PROMOTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROPROTEIN CONVERTASES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 16544369490     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:HIJO.0000032358.51866.a2     Document Type: Review

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