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A Novel Function Of Membrane-Associated Collagen In Cancer Metastasis, Hui Zhang, Ren Xu
A Novel Function Of Membrane-Associated Collagen In Cancer Metastasis, Hui Zhang, Ren Xu
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
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P4ha1 Is A New Regulator Of The Hif-1 Pathway In Breast Cancer, Ren Xu
P4ha1 Is A New Regulator Of The Hif-1 Pathway In Breast Cancer, Ren Xu
Markey Cancer Center Faculty Publications
Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF)-1 is a transcription factor that plays the key role in response to low oxygen concentrations, or hypoxia. Activation of the HIF-1 pathway is not only crucial for normal tissue development and function, but also involved in disease progression, such as cancer. Cancer cells proliferate rapidly in solid tumors, and thus, solid tumors consume much more oxygen and nutrients than normal tissue and generate oxygen tension. It is well established that oxygen tension in solid tumor tissue induces the aberrant activation of the HIF-1 pathway, and subsequently promotes angiogenesis and tumor progression. Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease …