Over-expression of fibroblast activation protein alpha increases tumor growth in xenografts of ovarian cancer cells

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 928-937

  Yang, Lijuan ^a   Ma, Li ^b   Lai, Dongmei ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fapa; Fibroblast activation protein; Ovarian cancer; Tumor stroma

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION PROTEIN; GELATINASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; SEPRASE; SERINE PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FAPΑ; FEMALE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; NUDE MOUSE; OVARY CANCER; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR STROMA; XENOGRAFT;

FAPΑ; FIBROBLAST ACTIVATION PROTEIN; OVARIAN CANCER; TUMOR STROMA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; GELATINASES; GENE SILENCING; HETEROGRAFTS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES;

EID: 84888354634     PISSN: 16729145     EISSN: 17457270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmt095     Document Type: Article

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