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E-cadherin in Contact Inhibition and Cancer
E-cadherin is a key component of the adherens junctions that are integral in cell adhesion and maintaining epithelial phenotype of cells. Homophilic E-cadherin binding between cells is important in mediating contact inhibition of proliferation when cells reach confluence. Loss of E-cadherin expressi...
| Autores principales: | , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6119098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29780167 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41388-018-0304-2 |
| Sumario: | E-cadherin is a key component of the adherens junctions that are integral in cell adhesion and maintaining epithelial phenotype of cells. Homophilic E-cadherin binding between cells is important in mediating contact inhibition of proliferation when cells reach confluence. Loss of E-cadherin expression results in loss of contact inhibition and is associated with increased cell motility and advanced stages of cancer. In this review we discuss the role of E-cadherin and its downstream signaling in regulation of contact inhibition and the development and progression of cancer. |
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