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SUBMITTER: Sainio AO
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6284329 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sainio Annele Orvokki AO Järveläinen Hannu Tapio HT
British journal of pharmacology 20180402 1
Currently, the multifaceted role of the extracellular matrix (ECM) in tumourigenesis has been realized. One ECM macromolecule exhibiting potent oncosuppressive actions in tumourigenesis is decorin, the prototype of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan gene family. The actions of decorin include its ability to function as an endogenous pan-receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, a regulator of both autophagy and mitophagy, as well as a modulator of the immune system. In this review, we will discuss th ...[more]