| Literature DB >> 20158339 |
Yazhou Cui1, Tianliang Li, Denglu Zhang, Jinxiang Han.
Abstract
It has been suggested that ezrin activation plays a key role in the regulation of cancer metastasis. In this study, we immunohistochemically investigated the expression patterns of total ezrin and its two phosphorylated forms, pEzrin(- Thr567) and pEzrin(- Tyr353), in 66 samples of invasive pancreatic carcinomas and 11 samples of normal pancreas tissues. Positive expressions of ezrin and pEzrin(- Thr567) were detected in most PDAC tissues, significantly higher than that of pEzrin(- Tyr353). Furthermore, overexpression of pEzrin(- Tyr353) in pancreatic cancers was associated with positive lymph node metastasis, less differentiation, pAkt overexpression, and shorter survival times. pEzrin(- Tyr353) may be a potent prognosis predictor for pancreatic cancer.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20158339 DOI: 10.3109/07357900903124498
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Invest ISSN: 0735-7907 Impact factor: 2.176