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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253940203321

Titolo

Extracellular Matrix in Tumor Biology / / edited by Rolf A. Brekken, Dwayne Stupack

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-60907-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (115 pages)

Collana

Biology of Extracellular Matrix, , 0887-3224

Disciplina

611.0182

Soggetti

Cancer - Research

Immunology

Molecular biology

Oncology

Proteins

Cytology

Cancer Research

Molecular Medicine

Receptors

Cell Biology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. The extracellular matrix of tumors: a focus on fibronectin and fibulin-5 -- 2. Internalization of collagen: an important matrix turnover pathway in cancer -- 3. Lumican, a Small Leucine-Rich Proteoglycan, and Its Biological Function in Tumor Progression  -- 4. Versican: Role in Cancer Tumorigenesis -- 5. Engineering advanced models of the glioblastoma microenvironment using biomaterials -- 6. Breaching and opening basement membrane barriers: the anchor cell leads the way.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume provides an overview on the influence of Extracellular Matrix (ECM) on tumor progression. It covers topics such as signaling induced by structural ECM proteins including collagen and fibronectin, the control of ECM deposition and the turnover in tumors. Also discussed are the migration of cells through basement membranes and the function of proteoglycans including lumican and veriscan in tumor



progression. Biomaterial-based in-vitro models as well as C. elegans models of the tumor microenvironment are used to show how these models can lead to a greater understanding of the disease mechanisms that promote cancer progression. The book addresses researchers working on cancer biology or ECM, and oncologists alike.