Giving APCmin tumours a SPARC

Gut. 2007 Oct;56(10):1341-3. doi: 10.1136/gut.2007.122135. Epub 2007 Apr 19.

Abstract

A new study identifies the extracellular matrix (ECM) component, SPARC (secreted protein acidic, rich in cysteine), as a critical determinant of tumour burden in the APCmin/+ model of intestinal cancer.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / genetics
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / metabolism
  • Gene Deletion
  • Genes, APC*
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Mice
  • Neoplasm Proteins / physiology*
  • Osteonectin / physiology*

Substances

  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Osteonectin