A self-sustaining endocytic-based loop promotes breast cancer plasticity leading to aggressiveness and pro-metastatic behavior
oleh: Irene Schiano Lomoriello, Giovanni Giangreco, Claudia Iavarone, Chiara Tordonato, Giusi Caldieri, Gaetana Serio, Stefano Confalonieri, Stefano Freddi, Fabrizio Bianchi, Stefania Pirroni, Giovanni Bertalot, Giuseppe Viale, Davide Disalvatore, Daniela Tosoni, Maria Grazia Malabarba, Andrea Disanza, Giorgio Scita, Salvatore Pece, Brian K. Pilcher, Manuela Vecchi, Sara Sigismund, Pier Paolo Di Fiore
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-06-01 |
Deskripsi
It is unclear if genetic alterations in endocytic proteins play a causal role in high incidence human cancers. Here, the authors report the oncogenic role of Epsin3 (EPN3) in breast cancer, and show EPN3 to drive tumorigenesis through induction of a partial epithelial mesenchymal transition state and a TGFβ-dependent regulatory loop that promotes cellular plasticity and invasive behaviour.