Code
31505209
Duration
01 January 2009 → 30 December 2011
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Medical and health sciences
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
- Morphological sciences
- Oncology
Keywords
matricellular
invasion
breast cancer
Project description
Matricellular proteins such as the Wnt-induced secreted proteine, WISP-2 is implicated in carcinoma cell invasion (Fritah et al., 2008). The functional and prognostic role of WISP-2 in breast cancer is not known. We make use of cellular models to screen for fysiological inhibitors of WISP-2 mediated invasion with a focus on basal membrane components such as laminin and nidogen. Human breast tumor tissue will be analysed by Q-PCR and immunohistochemistry.