Syndecan-1 deficiency promotes tumor growth in a murine model of colitis-induced colon carcinoma.

Syndecan-1 (Sdc1) is an important member of the cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycan family, highly expressed by epithelial cells in adult organisms. Sdc1 is involved in the regulation of cell migration, cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, growth-factor, chemokine and integrin activity, and...

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Main Authors: Adi Binder Gallimidi, Gabriel Nussbaum, Esther Hermano, Barak Weizman, Amichay Meirovitz, Israel Vlodavsky, Martin Götte, Michael Elkin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5369774?pdf=render