| Literature DB >> 24311119 |
Christopher R Bohl1, Sitaram Harihar1, Warren L Denning1, Rahul Sharma1, Danny R Welch1.
Abstract
For the most part, normal epithelial cells do not disseminate to other parts of the body and proliferate, as do metastatic cells. Presumably, a class of molecules-termed metastasis suppressors-are involved in this homeostatic control. Metastasis suppressors are, by definition, cellular factors that, when re-expressed in metastatic cells, functionally inhibit metastasis without significantly inhibiting tumor growth. In this brief review, we catalog known metastasis suppressors, what is known about their mechanism(s) of action, and experimental and clinical associations to date.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24311119 PMCID: PMC3923422 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-013-1109-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Mol Med (Berl) ISSN: 0946-2716 Impact factor: 4.599