Budget Amount *help |
¥3,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
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Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we investigated the role of tumor endothelial cells (TECs) in tumor metastasis. We focused on Gene X which is upregulated in TECs and is known to be involved in cell migration. We found that Gene X is involved in TEC migration and tube formation. In addition, TEC-derived molecule X was important for tumor cell migration. We examined the expression of molecular X in human clinical samples. Molecular X was expressed in tumor blood vessels of renal cancer, colon cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma. These data suggest that our finding in mouse tumor model may apply to human clinical cases.
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