Integrin α6A splice variant regulates proliferation and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway in human colorectal cancer cells

Integrin α6Aβ4 is up-regulated in colorectal cancers. Knockdown of α6A in adenocarcinoma cell lines revealed a sustained reduction of cell growth both in cellulo and in xenografts as well as a repression of a number of Wnt/β-catenin pathway end points.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Groulx, Jean-François, Giroux, Véronique, Beauséjour, Marco, Boudjadi, Salah, Basora, Nuria, Carrier, Julie C., Beaulieu, Jean-François
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4043246/