SMOC2 promotes an epithelial-mesenchymal transition and a pro-metastatic phenotype in epithelial cells of renal cell carcinoma origin
Abstract Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of all renal cancer cases, and well-known for its highly aggressive metastatic behavior. SMOC2 is a recently described non-structural component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) that is highly expressed during tissue remodeling processes wi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2022-07-01
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Series: | Cell Death and Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-022-05059-2 |