GPR48 promotes multiple cancer cell proliferation via activation of Wnt signaling

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4775-4778

  Zhu, Yong Bin ^a   Xu, Lin ^a   Chen, Ming ^a   Ma, Hai Na ^a   Lou, Fang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer cell; Cell proliferation; GPR48; Wnt catenin

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; LGR4 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; WNT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEOPLASM; PATHOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELL CULTURE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; WNT PROTEINS;

EID: 84885828662     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2013.14.8.4775     Document Type: Article

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