EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX/METASTASIS MODIFER GENES FOR THE PREVENTION OR INHIBITION OF METASTASIS OR GROWTH OF TUMOR AND FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF TUMOR

摘要

Disclosed are methods involving the administration of an extracellular matrix (ECM)/metastasis modifier gene, e.g., Anakin, Necdin, CentaurinD3 (CentD3), Csf1r, Brd4, Pi16, and Luc7l, for the prevention or inhibition of metastasis or of tumor growth. Further disclosed are methods of characterizing a tumor or cancer in a subject comprising detecting (i) a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in an Anakin gene or a Brd4 gene of the subject, (ii) an amino acid substitution in an Anakin protein in the subject, or (iii) a level of expression of an Anakin gene or a Brd4 gene in the subject. Methods of screening a compound for anti-cancer activity and use of a compound with anti-cancer activity for the preparation of a medicament to treat or prevent cancer in a subject are also disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting Sipa-1 in a subject.