H-ras expression in immortalized keratinocytes produces an invasive epithelium in cultured skin equivalents.

Ras proteins affect both proliferation and expression of collagen-degrading enzymes, two important processes in cancer progression. Normal skin architecture is dependent both on the coordinated proliferation and stratification of keratinocytes, as well as the maintenance of a collagen-rich basement...

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Main Authors: Melville B Vaughan, Ruben D Ramirez, Capri M Andrews, Woodring E Wright, Jerry W Shay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-11-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2774948?pdf=render