Lung metastases (IMAGE)

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Lung metastases

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Mice with breast tumours developed metastatic cancer in their lungs (visible as dark deposits), whereas this was prevented in mice lacking ARHGEF1 - a key protein involved in suppression of T cell immunity by the clotting factor Thromboxane A2. 

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Copyright: Jie Yang

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