Xu-Xu Liu, Wei-Dong Liu, Lei Wang, Bin Zhu, Xiao Shi, Zi-Xuan Peng, He-Cheng Zhu, Xing-Dong Liu, Mei-Zuo Zhong, Dan Xie, Mu-Sheng Zeng, Cai-Ping Ren
The identification and use of molecular biomarkers have greatly improved the diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumors. However, a much deeper understanding of oncogenic proteins is needed for the benefit to cancer patients. The lipid raft marker proteins, flotillin-1 and flotillin-2, were first found in goldfish retinal ganglion cells during axon regeneration. They have since been found in a variety of cells, mainly on the inner surface of cell membranes, and not only act as a skeleton to provide a platform for protein-protein interactions, but also are involved in signal transduction, nerve regeneration, endocytosis, and lymphocyte activation...
2018: Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B