摘要
CDH13是一个独特的钙粘蛋白。近来的研究表明,CDH 13是一个抑癌基因,此外,它在细胞粘附、信号转导及细胞生长调节等方面也发挥着重要作用。CDH 13表达的沉默可由其基因5’启动子区的异常甲基化或等位基因的缺失与异常甲基化的联合作用导致。
CDH13 is a unique cadherin. Recent studies have shown that CDH13 is a tumor suppressor gene. Moreover, CDH13 plays an important role in cell-cell interaction, signal transduction and cell growth regulation. The silencing of CDH13 expression is caused by aberrant methylation of 5' promoter region of the gene or a combination of allelic loss and aberrant methylation. In this article, we review the current advances in CDH13 research.
出处
《医学分子生物学杂志》
CAS
CSCD
2005年第3期224-226,共3页
Journal of Medical Molecular Biology