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Abstract
Matrix stiffness is an important microenvironmental cue that regulates cell growth, motility, and differentiation. In a recent Cell report, Weaver and colleagues implicate lysyl-oxidase-mediated collagen crosslinking as a contributor to tumor matrix stiffening, which leads to enhanced integrin signaling and invasive behavior in tumors.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19962663 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.11.013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Cell ISSN: 1535-6108 Impact factor: 31.743