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Nagoya City University

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Increased expression of PCYT2, which synthesizes CDP-Gro in cancer, enhances GroP modification, and impairs matriglycan formation. This phenomenon allows cancer cells to leave the constraints of the extracellular matrix and gain migratory capacity.

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Nagoya City University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

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