Overexpression of microtubule-associated protein-1 light chain 3 is associated with melanoma metastasis and vasculogenic mimicry

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 223, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 243-251

  Han, Cnunrong ^a,b   Sun, Baocun ^a   Wang, Wei ^a,c   Cai, Wenjuan ^a,c   Lou, Dan ^a   Sun, Yan ^a   Zhao, Xiulan ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Yangzhou Hongquan Hospital   (China)

^c TIANJIN FIRST CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Beclin 1; Melanoma; Melanoma metastasis; Microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; Vasculogenic mimicry

Indexed keywords

BECLIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN 1 LIGHT CHAIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGY; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MELANOMA CELL; METASTASIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; VASCULOGENIC MIMICRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MELANOMA; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC;

EID: 79953725166     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.223.243     Document Type: Article

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