Isolation, gene expression, and chemotherapeutic resistance of motile cancer cells
CA 2576702 C · Owner: Condeelis, John S. · Inventors: Condeelis, John S.
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Methods of isolating motile cells of interest from an animal tissue is provided. Also provided are methods of determining mRNA or protein expression of a gene in motile cells of interest from an animal tissue. Additionally methods of determining whether a cancer in a tissue of a mammal is likely to metastasize are provided. Methods are also provided for inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. Further provided are methods of determining resistance of a motile cancer cell population in an animal tissue to a chemotherapeutic agent.
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- Filed August 4, 2005 and granted October 4, 2016. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended August 4, 2025.
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