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Relationship Estimation of Cell Mobility Proteins Level with Processes of Proteolysis and Lymphogenic Metastasis in
E E Sereda1, E S Kolegova2, G V Kakurina2
1Cancer Research Institute, Tomsk National Research Medical Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Tomsk, Russia. schaschovaee@oncology.tomsk.ru.
Abstract:
The biological aggressiveness of a tumor is determined by the ability of tumor cells to invade and metastasize which is a consequence of their acquisition of a number of phenotypic characteristics. Remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton occurs during cell migration which is carried out by various groups of actin binding proteins in the regulation of which proteasomes and calpains play an important role. Therefore the study of the relationship of proteins associated with cell motility with the processes of lymphogenous metastasis as well as the assessment of the regulatory role of intracellular proteases in these processes is extremely important for fundamental oncology. This study demonstrates the associations of actin-binding proteins with the activity of proteasomes and calpain, which are specific for tumors and metastases of the mammary gland. We proposed a possible scheme of the relationship of intracellular systems with the actin-binding proteins. The results obtained expand the fundamental understanding of the processes of tumor progression and can also be used in the search for proteins-targets for therapeutic action in molecular targeted cancer therapy.
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