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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Stefanie Tauber
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-26656 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
The Journal of investigative dermatology 20120510 9
Wnt signals contribute to melanoma progression by boosting their proliferation and survival. Initially, we expected that activated Wnt signaling also improves their proficiency to recruit blood and lymph vessels. To assess this, we added cell culture supernatants (SNs) of Wnt1(+) and Wnt1(-) melanoma to endothelial spheroids. Whereas SNs of Wnt1(-) melanoma cells induced lymphatic sprouts, those of Wnt1(+) cells were unable to do so and this was restored by vascular endothelial growth factor C ( ...[more]