In tumor cells expressing CXCR4, kisspeptin‑10 blocked chemotaxis toward low and high concentrations of SDF-1/CXCL12.
In plain wordsIn cells, kisspeptin‑10 stopped tumor cells from moving toward the signal SDF-1.
- Peptide
- Kisspeptin-10
- Outcome
- DecreaseSDF-1-induced chemotaxis
- Study
n: not reported in source
tumor cells expressing CXCR4- Outcome group
- Cancer cell invasion and metastasis · Cancer
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
Kp-10 blocked chemotaxis of tumor cells expressing CXCR4 in response to low and high concentrations of SDF-1/CXCL12 and inhibited mobilization of calcium ions induced by this ligand.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
To study the mechanism by which Kp-10 antagonizes metastatic spread, the effect on CXCR4-mediated signaling, which has been shown to direct organ-specific migration of tumor cells, was determined.