Review
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 28, 2009; 15(4): 412-416
Published online Jan 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.412
Figure 3
Figure 3 Biological function and medical application of MK. The most attractive feature of MK is its involvement in carcinogenesis, which plays a great role in proliferation, migration, anti-apoptosis, mitogenesis, transformation, and angiogenesis. Furthermore, MK is expected to be a target molecule of diagnosis of and therapy for tumor.