Acquisition of anoikis resistance up-regulates syndecan-4 expression in endothelial cells.

Anoikis is a programmed cell death induced upon cell detachment from extracellular matrix, behaving as a critical mechanism in preventing adherent-independent cell growth and attachment to an inappropriate matrix, thus avoiding colonization of distant organs. Cell adhesion plays an important role in...

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Main Authors: Bruna Ribeiro Carneiro, Paulo Castanho A Pernambuco Filho, Ana Paula de Sousa Mesquita, Douglas Santos da Silva, Maria Aparecida S Pinhal, Helena B Nader, Carla Cristina Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4280138?pdf=render