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Mechanoregulation Of Leading Edge Pka Activity During Ovarian Cancer Cell Migration, Andrew J. Mckenzie
Mechanoregulation Of Leading Edge Pka Activity During Ovarian Cancer Cell Migration, Andrew J. Mckenzie
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Ovarian cancer is the deadliest of all the gynecologic cancers and is known for its clinically occult and asymptomatic dissemination. Most ovarian malignancies are diagnosed in the late stages of the disease and the high rate of morbidity is thought to be due, in part, to the highly metastatic nature of ovarian carcinomas. Cancer metastasis relies on the ability of cells to migrate away from primary tumors and invade into target tissues. Though the processes are distinct, cancer cell invasion relies on the underlying migration machinery to invade target tissues.
Cell migration requires the coordinated effort of numerous spatially-regulated signaling …