2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research of dynamic differentiation and morphogenesis in 3-D epithelial tubulogenesis
Project/Area Number |
23790221
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
General anatomy (including Histology/Embryology)
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Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
Principal Investigator |
SAKAI Katsuya 金沢大学, がん進展制御研究所, 助教 (10523318)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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Keywords | 浸潤 / 再生医学 / 組織幹細胞 / がん化 / Tetraploid |
Research Abstract |
We aimed to elucidate molecular mechanisms of epithelial cell invasiveness and differentiation underlying epithelial cell morphogenesis. Our results are as follows. 1) Mammary epithelial cell replication is not influenced by polyploidy. 2) Activation of MMP-2 by MT1-MMP is required for 3-D invasiveness. Cell surface localization of MT1-MMP was depend on 3-D. MMP-2 expression was strongly correlated to invasiveness and regulated by epigenetics. We identified epigenetic factors and these target genes possibly involved in cancer malignancy. 3) Cell surface Met was heterogeneously expressed in mammary epithelial cells and malignant melanomas. This might reflect invasive and malignant cell phenotypes.
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[Book] InTech2011
Author(s)
Sakai K, Nakamura T, Suzuki Y, Matsumoto K
Publisher
Significance, Mechanisms, and Progress of Anticancer Drugs Targeting HGF-Met
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