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SUBMITTER: Yao YB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7930484 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yao Yi-Bo YB Xiao Chang-Fang CF Lu Jin-Gen JG Wang Chen C
Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 20210218
Caldesmon, an actin-binding protein, can inhibit myosin binding to actin and regulate smooth muscle contraction and relaxation. However, caldesmon has recently attracted attention due to its importance in cancer. The upregulation of caldesmon in several solid cancer tissues has been reported. Caldesmon, as well as its two isoforms, is considered as a biomarker for cancer and a potent suppressor of cancer cell invasion by regulating podosome/invadopodium formation. Therefore, caldesmon may be a p ...[more]