Tenascin-C Downregulates Wnt Inhibitor Dickkopf-1, Promoting Tumorigenesis in a Neuroendocrine Tumor Model

The extracellular matrix molecule tenascin-C (TNC) is a major component of the cancer-specific matrix, and high TNC expression is linked to poor prognosis in several cancers. To provide a comprehensive understanding of TNC’s functions in cancer, we established an immune-competent transgenic mouse m...

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Main Authors: Falk Saupe, Anja Schwenzer, Yundan Jia, Isabelle Gasser, Caroline Spenlé, Benoit Langlois, Martial Kammerer, Olivier Lefebvre, Ruslan Hlushchuk, Tristan Rupp, Marija Marko, Michael van der Heyden, Gérard Cremel, Christiane Arnold, Annick Klein, Patricia Simon-Assmann, Valentin Djonov, Agnès Neuville-Méchine, Irene Esposito, Julia Slotta-Huspenina, Klaus-Peter Janssen, Olivier de Wever, Gerhard Christofori, Thomas Hussenet, Gertraud Orend
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-10-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713005226