“…AP-2-regulated genes include c-Kit, which regulates cellular proliferation and differentiation ; MUC18 (melanoma-associated glycoprotein), an adhesion molecule involved in angiogenesis ; MMP-2 (matrix metalloproteinase-2), which is involved in invasion (Bar-Eli, 2001); and KAI1 (prostate cancer antimetastasis gene 1), a prostate-specific metastasis suppressor (Marreiros et al, 2003). When AP-2 is lost, less c-Kit and KAI1, but more MUC18 and MMP2, are produced, resulting in a cell's increased potential to grow and divide uncontrollably Jean et al, 1998;Bar-Eli, 2001;Marreiros et al, 2003).…”