Selectins promote tumor metastasis
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Selectins promote tumor metastasis.
Cancer metastasis is facilitated by cell-cell interactions between cancer cells and endothelial cells in distant tissues. In addition, cancer cell interactions with platelets and leukocytes contribute to cancer cell adhesion, extravasation, and the establishment of metastatic lesions. Selectins are carbohydrate-binding molecules that bind to sialylated, fucosylated glycan structures, and are fo...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Cancer Biology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1044-579X
DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2010.04.005