Mutant K-ras Regulates Cathepsin B Localization on the Surface of Human Colorectal Carcinoma Cells

Cathepsin B protein and activity are known to localize to the basal plasma membrane of colon carcinoma cells following the appearance of K-ras mutations. Using immunofluorescence and subcellular fractionation techniques and two human colon carcinoma cell lines—one with a mutated K-ras allele (HCT 1...

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Main Authors: Dora Cavallo-Medved, Julie Dosescu, Bruce E. Linebaugh, Mansoureh Sameni, Debbie Rudy, Bonnie F. Sloane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2003-11-01
Series:Neoplasia: An International Journal for Oncology Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1476558603800350