Discovered a mechanism that induces migration of tumor cells in liver cancer

(IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute) Researchers from the Biological clues of the invasive and metastatic phenotype group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute led by Isabel Fabregat have discovered the relationship between the TGFb signalling pathways and CXCR4 in hepatocellular carcinoma . The cytokine TGFb is dependent of CXCR4 to induce tumor cell migratory ability.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news