Description
Product Characteristics:
Downregulates SLC1A2/EAAT2 promoter activity when expressed ectopically. Activates the nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-kappa-B) transcription factor. Promotes anchorage-independent growth of immortalized melanocytes and astrocytes which is a key component in tumor cell expansion. Promotes lung metastasis and also has an effect on bone and brain metastasis, possibly by enhancing the seeding of tumor cells to the target organ endothelium. Induces chemoresistance.
Subcellular location: Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Cell membrane
Synonyms: 3D3, AEG1, AEG-1, LYRIC, LYRIC/3D3, Protein LYRIC, 3D3/LYRIC, Astrocyte elevated gene-1 protein, Lysine-rich CEACAM1 co-isolated protein, Metadherin, Metastasis adhesion protein, MTDH
Target Information: human and mouse homologs are overexpressed in breast cancer tissue, bind to lung vasculature, and may play a role in promoting metastasis [RGD, Feb 2006]