Emerging roles of claudins in human cancer

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 18148-18180

  Kwon, Mi Jeong ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer stem cells or tumor initiating cells (CSC TICS); Chemoresistance; Claudin; Epigenetic regulation; Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT); Tumor recurrence

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CLAUDIN; CLAUDIN 1; CLAUDIN 11; CLAUDIN 3; CLAUDIN 4; CLAUDIN 4 ANTIBODY; CLAUDIN 6; CLAUDIN 7; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS ENTEROTOXIN; ENTEROTOXIN; PLATINUM; TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER RESISTANCE; CANCER STEM CELL; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CLDN GENE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOWN REGULATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TARGETING; EPIGENETICS; EPITHELIAL MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MELANOMA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONCOGENE; OVARY CANCER; PANCREAS CANCER; PHENOTYPE; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TARGETING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; TIGHT JUNCTION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH; UPREGULATION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS CANCER;

CLAUDINS; EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASTIC STEM CELLS; TIGHT JUNCTIONS;

EID: 84884240720     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140918148     Document Type: Review

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