Transin

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stromelysin

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  • The mRNA coding for the secreted protease transin is expressed more abundantly in malignant than in benign tumors.
  • Transin is a neutral metalloproteinase initially isolated from malignantly transformed rat fibroblasts and subsequently shown to be homologous to human stromelysin.
  • The mRNA coding for the secreted protease transin is expressed more abundantly in malignant than in benign tumors.
  • Transin is a transformation-associated gene which is expressed constitutively in rat fibroblasts transformed by a variety of oncogenes and in malignant mouse skin carcinomas but not benign papillomas or normal skin.
  • Transin is overexpresse 1000 d in metastatic tumor cell lines as compared to non-metastatic tumors (Korczak et al, 1991).

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