Cysteine protease inhibitor S promotes lymph node metastasis of esophageal cancer cells via VEGF-MAPK/ERK-MMP9/2 pathway
Jiayi Guo, Zhengyu Song, AlimuJiang Muming, Haiping Zhang, Edris Awut
Topics & Concepts
Cancer researchCysteine proteaseMAPK/ERK pathwayCell migrationApoptosisChemistryCancer cellSmall hairpin RNAEpithelial–mesenchymal transitionBiologyMolecular biologyMetastasisCell biologyCellCancerSignal transductionProteaseGene knockdownBiochemistryEnzymeGeneticsProtease and Inhibitor MechanismsConnective Tissue Growth Factor ResearchHedgehog Signaling Pathway Studies