Abstract
Protein phosphorylation is an important regulatory mechanism involved in signal transduction and cancers. In comparison to the extensive tyrosine-kinase oncogenesis research, there are only relatively few studies of protein tyrosine-phosphatase expression in cancers. The expression profile for tyrosine-phosphatases was investigated in gastric cancers using RT-PCR and molecular cloning. The present study showed a general PTP expression profile in gastric cancer tissues, with the identification of 22 distinct tyrosine-phosphatases. Following the examination of five PTPs (PTPRA, PTPRB, PTPRD, PTPRG and PTPRZ) using immunohistochemistry, strong association was observed between PTPRA/PTPRZ expression and gastric cancer progression including lymphovascular invasion and liver/peritoneal dissemination.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-103 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Cancer Letters |
Volume | 242 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 8 Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Expression profile
- Gastric cancer
- Immunohistochemistry
- Protein tyrosine-phosphatase