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Open AccessTumor cell integrin β4 and tumor stroma E-/P-selectin cooperatively regulate tumor growth in vivo
The immunological composition of the tumor microenvironment has a decisive influence on the biological course of cancer and is therefore of profound clinical relevance. In this study, we analyzed the cooperati...
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Open AccessFra-2 overexpression upregulates pro-metastatic cell-adhesion molecules, promotes pulmonary metastasis, and reduces survival in a spontaneous xenograft model of human breast cancer
The transcription factor Fra-2 affects the invasive potential of breast cancer cells by dysregulating adhesion molecules in vitro. Previous results suggested that it upregulates the expression of E- and P-sele...
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The prognostic significance of Jun transcription factors in ovarian cancer
The Jun proteins (c-Jun, JunD and JunB) play an important role in the regulation of cell proliferation, apoptosis and angiogenesis. It is well established that these proteins participate in the carcinogenesis ...
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Prognostic relevance of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) mRNA and protein expression in breast cancer patients
The ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) belongs to the family of deubiquitinating enzymes. It is overexpressed in various tumour entities and associated with metastases formation in some solid tumours. ...
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Androgen receptor expression is a predictive marker in chemotherapy-treated patients with endocrine receptor-positive primary breast cancers
The androgen receptor (AR) is intensively discussed as a prognostic and/or predictive marker in breast cancer patients.
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Relevance of cellular and serum carbonic anhydrase IX in primary breast cancer
Carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) is involved in pH homeostasis, growth and survival of tumor cells. Besides the membranous form of CAIX, a soluble form is detectable in serum (s-CAIX). Overexpression of CAIX in tu...
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Influence of L1-CAM expression of breast cancer cells on adhesion to endothelial cells
Expression of the adhesion molecule L1-CAM (L1) has been shown to correlate with early recurrence in breast cancer. Here, we investigated whether L1-CAM expression of breast cancer cells might influence adhere...
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Prognostic value of intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 expression in breast cancer
The intercellular adhesion molecule (ICAM)-1 is expressed on many cell types including endothelial cells and different cancer cell entities. Experimental data strongly indicate that ICAM-1 can activate intrace...
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Comparison of microarray-based RNA expression with ELISA-based protein determination of HER2, uPA and PAI-1 in tumour tissue of patients with breast cancer and relation to outcome
Prognostic and predictive markers in breast cancer are currently determined by single analysis of protein amounts. If RNA-based multi-gene analyses enter clinical practice, simultaneous determination of curren...
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Expression pattern of the AP-1 family in endometrial cancer: correlations with cell cycle regulators
Purpose: To study the expression pattern and the role of the AP-1 (activating protein-1) family of transcription factors in endometrial carcinogenesis. Methods: We performed Western blot experim...
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Expression of cell-cycle regulatory proteins in endometrial carcinomas: correlations with hormone receptor status and clinicopathologic parameters
Purpose: The normal human endometrium is characterized by hormone-dependent variations in the levels of cell-cycle regulatory proteins during the menstrual cycle. As this tightly controlled syst...
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p53 is a persistent and predictive marker in advanced ovarian carcinomas: multivariate analysis including comparison with Ki67 immunoreactivity
p53 mutation and p53 protein overexpression are common findings in ovarian carcinomas. In order to evaluate the prognostic significance of the p53 status and its role in metastasis, we examined 104 ovarian carci...