Project

The role of Rab27B-mediated exocytosis in infiltrative tumor growth and metastasis.

Code
01P13610
Duration
01 October 2010 → 01 October 2012
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
Keywords
vesicle transport breast cancer Rab GTPase
 
Project description

The secretory small GTPase Rab27B masters the release of pro-invasive growth regulators in poor prognosis ER-positive breast cancer. In this research project we characterize the Rab27B-vesicles, identify the effector used to traffic Rab27B-vesicles towards the cell periphery, study effector involvement in invasive tumor growth, and translate the experimental data to the clinic by validating Rab27B effector status in primary breast cancer.