Cadherin-23 mediates heterotypic cell-cell adhesion between breast cancer epithelial cells and fibroblasts.

In the early stages of breast cancer metastasis, epithelial cells penetrate the basement membrane and invade the surrounding stroma, where they encounter fibroblasts. Paracrine signaling between fibroblasts and epithelial tumor cells contributes to the metastatic cascade, but little is known about t...

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Main Authors: Maria Apostolopoulou, Lee Ligon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3296689?pdf=render