TEM8 marks neovasculogenic tumor-initiating cells in triple-negative breast cancer
oleh: Jiahui Xu, Xiaoli Yang, Qiaodan Deng, Cong Yang, Dong Wang, Guojuan Jiang, Xiaohong Yao, Xueyan He, Jiajun Ding, Jiankun Qiang, Juchuanli Tu, Rui zhang, Qun-Ying Lei, Zhi-min Shao, Xiuwu Bian, Ronggui Hu, Lixing Zhang, Suling Liu
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01 |
Deskripsi
Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) contributes to the development of triple-negative breast cancer. In this study, the authors show that TEM8 is expressed in VM-forming breast cancer stem cells and it promotes stemness and VM differentiation capacity through a RhoC/ROCK1/SMAD5 axis