Research progression of extracellular matrix protein 1 in gastrointestinal cancer / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Extracellular matrix protein-1 (ECM-1) is a secretory glycoprotein. Recent studies found that the protein may be related to the digestive tract tumor growth, invasion and metastasis. In this paper,the basic structure and function, as well as the possible mechanism in gastrointestinal cancer have been reviewed.