CD9 negatively regulates CD26 expression and inhibits CD26-mediated enhancement of invasive potential of malignant mesothelioma cells.

CD26/dipeptidyl peptidase IV is a cell surface glycoprotein which consists of multiple functional domains beside its ectopeptidase site. A growing body of evidence indicates that elevated expression of CD26 correlates with disease aggressiveness and invasive potential of selected malignancies. To fu...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Toshihiro Okamoto, Satoshi Iwata, Hiroto Yamazaki, Ryo Hatano, Eriko Komiya, Nam H Dang, Kei Ohnuma, Chikao Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3900581?pdf=render