The cancer glycocalyx mediates intravascular adhesion and extravasation during metastatic dissemination
Offeddu et al. employ a microfluidic vascular model to study the effects of selective removal of glycocalyx components from cancer cells. They find that cancer-associated hyaluronic acid and CD44 mediate firm adhesion to endothelial cells and extravasation during metastasis.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2021-02-01
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| Series: | Communications Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01774-2 |