Puntas con filtro, Tip-Rack, PP/filtro PE, 2-20 µl, sin esterilizar, IVD

QCM™ Gelatin Invadopodia Assays provide optimized materials and protocols to enable reproducible analysis of invadopodia in invasive tumor cells (Catalog No. ECM670 for green fluorescence, Catalogue No. ECM671 for red fluorescence). Reagents are provided for coating glass culture surfaces with fluorescent matrix and for colocalizing the actin cytoskeleton and nuclei with invadopodial degradation sites. This assay may also be used for assessing the activity of inhibitors and promoters of invadopodia formation and function. Furthermore, different cell types and individual cells in heterogeneous populations may be analyzed for invasive potential. Finally, the assay kits provide troubleshooting suggestions, recommendations for coating on multiple substrate formats, and example studies in several assay systems (e.g., various cell types, time-course studies, degradation modulation).

Cell migration is stimulated and directed by interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM), neighboring cells, or chemoattractants. Cell migration participates in morphogenic processes, wound healing and tumor metastasis. Specifically, inhibiting tumor invasion by blocking tumor cell chemotaxis has been a major focus of research. Tumor cell invasion, marked by degradation of ECM, is also directly correlated with metastatic potential.

Key Steps in Tumor Metastasis

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