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uPAR Controls Vasculogenic Mimicry Ability Expressed by Drug-Resistant Melanoma Cells

Elena Andreucci^*1, Anna Laurenzana^*, Silvia Peppicelli^*, Alessio Biagioni^*, Francesca Margheri^*, Jessica Ruzzolini^*, Francesca Bianchini^*, Gabriella Fibbi^*, Mario Del Rosso^*†, Chiara Nediani^*, Simona Serratì^‡, Livia Fucci^§, Michele Guida^¶, Lido Calorini^*†1

* Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences “Mario Serio,” University of Florence, Florence, Italy
† Center of Excellence for Research, Transfer and High Education DenoTHE University of Florence, Florence, Italy
‡ Laboratory of Nanotecnology, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II,” Bari, Italy
§ Pathology Department, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II,” Bari, Italy
¶ Rare Tumors and Melnaoma Unit, IRCCS Istituto Tumori “Giovanni Paolo II,” Bari, Italy