| Literature DB >> 11299788 |
H B Chen1, L Chen, J K Zhung, V W Chow, B Q Wu, Z H Wang, S B Cheng, E C Chew.
Abstract
Cancer metastasis is a complex multi-step process in which tumor cells leave the primary site and develop a secondary tumor in distant organs. Laminin plays an important role in this process. The expression of laminin in four melanoma cell lines with different metastatic potentials was investigated by immunohistochemistry, immunogold electron microscopy and Western blotting. Our results showed that the expression of endogenous laminin and the percentage of the positive cells are higher with increased metastatic potentials. It is, thus, suggested that endogenous laminin may contribute to the different metastatic properties in the melanoma cell line.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11299788
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Anticancer Res ISSN: 0250-7005 Impact factor: 2.480