A Fluorescent Gelatin Degradation Assay to Study Melanoma Breakdown of Extracellular Matrix
- 12 March 2021
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 2265, 47-63
Abstract
In order to protrude within a dense tissue, tumor cells have to develop the ability to digest the extracellular matrix (ECM). Melanoma cells, similarly to other types of tumor cells, form invadopodia, membranous invaginations rich in filamentous actin and several other proteins including matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). MMPs degrade ECM structural proteins such as collagens, fibronectin, or laminin. Here we describe an assay that allows the detection of gelatinase activity exhibited by tumor cells under 2D conditions and methods to present obtained data in both a quantitative and a qualitative manner.Keywords
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