Cancer Metastasis
Insulin-like growth factor-I receptor fosters tumor invasion and metastasis
Published in Cancer Weekly, March 2nd, 2004
"The breakdown of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by proteinases is an essential step in the process of cancer invasion and metastasis. Malignant progression is frequently associated with upregulated production and/or activity of one or several ECM degrading proteinases. Prominent among them are the matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)," investigators in Canada report.
"The MMPs constitute a family of structurally related, zinc-dependent endopeptidases collectively capable of degrading essentially all the components of the extracellular matrix. At present, 23 members of the human...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-03-02)
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