Role of Chitinase 3–like-1 and Semaphorin 7a in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis
Ma B, Herzog EL, Lee CG, Peng X, Lee CM, Chen X, Rockwell S, Koo JS, Kluger H, Herbst RS, Sznol M, Elias JA. Role of Chitinase 3–like-1 and Semaphorin 7a in Pulmonary Melanoma Metastasis. Cancer Research 2015, 75: 487-496. PMID: 25511377, PMCID: PMC4321965, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-13-3339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma lung metastasisPulmonary melanoma metastasesPulmonary metastasesLung metastasesMelanoma metastasesGenetic deletionBreast cancer cellsPlexin C1 receptorsPulmonary microenvironmentPoor prognosisSemaphorin 7AMelanoma spreadChitinase 3MetastasisCHI3L1Cancer progressionSema7AInhibitory wayCancer cellsReceptorsSignificant reductionΒ1 integrinNovel pathwayCritical roleIL13Rα2