Transforming growth factor-beta-induced protein (TGFBI)/(βig-H3): A matrix protein with dual functions in ovarian cancer

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 10461-10477

  Ween, Miranda P ^a,b   Oehler, Martin K ^a,c   Ricciardelli, Carmela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Extracellular matrix; Invasion; Metastasis; Ovarian cancer; TGFBI; Tumor suppressor

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; GEMCITABINE; LETROZOLE; PACLITAXEL; SCLEROPROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA INDUCED PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BETAIG-H3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER INHIBITION; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ADHESION; CELL DEATH; CELL INVASION; CELL MOTILITY; COLON CARCINOMA; CORNEA DYSTROPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESOPHAGEAL ADENOCARCINOMA; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; METASTASIS POTENTIAL; MOUTH SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; OVARY CANCER; OVARY CARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PERITONEUM CELL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TGFBI GENE; TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT; TUMOR PROMOTION; CELL MOTION; CELL TRANSFORMATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; METABOLISM; OVARY TUMOR;

CELL ADHESION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; DNA METHYLATION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 84878644425     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130810461     Document Type: Review

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