Altered cell-matrix contact: a prerequisite for breast cancer metastasis?

The integrins are receptors that regulate interaction between epithelial cells and the extracellular matrix. Previous studies have shown that a reduction in the expression of the alpha2beta1, alpha3beta1, alpha6beta1, alpha(v)beta1 and alpha(v)beta5 integrins in primary breast cancer is associated w...

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Main Authors: Gui, G. P., Puddefoot, J. R., Vinson, G. P., Wells, C. A., Carpenter, R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group|1 1997
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2063333/