Abstract
Tumor cell invasion and metastasis are complex multi-step cellular -processes that involve the ability of malignant cells to escape the primary tumor, migrate to distant sites within the body and establish secondary tumors. S100A4, a member of the S100 family of Ca2+-binding proteins, is a prognostic marker in a number of human cancers and has a direct role in promoting metastatic disease. S100A4's metastasis promoting properties are attributed to diverse biological -functions including the regulation of apoptosis, cell motility, invasion and angiogenesis. In this chapter we discuss the contribution of tumor and stromal-derived S100A4 in supporting metastatic dissemination and examine the biochemical properties of S100A4 and the S100A4/target protein interactions that may contribute to its function as a metastasis factor.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Signaling Pathways and Molecular Mediators in Metastasis |
| Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
| Pages | 91-113 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Volume | 9789400725584 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789400725584 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9400725574, 9789400725577 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2012 |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
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