Tight Junctions and the Tumor Microenvironment
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Tight Junctions and the Tumor Microenvironment
PURPOSE OF REVIEW Tight junctions (TJs) are specialized differentiations of epithelial and endothelial cell membranes. TJs play an important role in the adhesion of cells and their interaction with each other. Most cancers originate from epithelial cells. Thus, it is of significance to examine the role of TJs in the tumor microenvironment (TME) and how they affect cancer metastasis. RECENT FI...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Pathobiology Reports
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2167-485X
DOI: 10.1007/s40139-016-0106-6