The phosphoinositide-binding protein ZF21 regulates ECM degradation by invadopodia.

During the process of tumor invasion, cells require footholds on extracellular matrices (ECM) that are created by forming focal adhesions (FAs) using integrins. On the other hand, cells must degrade the ECM barrier using extracellular proteases including MMPs in the direction of cell movement. Degra...

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Main Authors: Daisuke Hoshino, Makoto Nagano, Anri Saitoh, Naohiko Koshikawa, Takashi Suzuki, Motoharu Seiki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3561396?pdf=render