Understanding tissue context influences on intratumour heterogeneity

作者:Michor Franziska*; Weaver Valerie M
来源:Nature Cell Biology, 2014, 16(4): 301-302.
DOI:10.1038/ncb2942

摘要

Although human cancers exhibit intratumour heterogeneity, the influence of the tumour environment on this property is unclear. Single basal-like mammary epithelial cells are now shown to engage a dynamic TGFBR3-JUND signalling circuit in an extracellular-matrix-dependent manner. Cell transition between the distinct gene expression states underlying this circuit alters their properties and may modulate their propensity to malignancy.

  • 出版日期2014-4