Heat Shock Factor 1-dependent extracellular matrix remodeling mediates the transition from chronic intestinal inflammation to colon cancer

oleh: Oshrat Levi-Galibov, Hagar Lavon, Rina Wassermann-Dozorets, Meirav Pevsner-Fischer, Shimrit Mayer, Esther Wershof, Yaniv Stein, Lauren E. Brown, Wenhan Zhang, Gil Friedman, Reinat Nevo, Ofra Golani, Lior H. Katz, Rona Yaeger, Ido Laish, John A. Porco, Erik Sahai, Dror S. Shouval, David Kelsen, Ruth Scherz-Shouval

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Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-12-01

Deskripsi

Expression and activation of Heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) in cancer associated fibroblasts have been associated with protumorigenic functions. Here the authors show that, in a model of colitis-induced colorectal cancer, HSF1 is activated in stromal fibroblasts in the early stages of inflammation, leading to extracellular matrix remodelling that sustains tumor initiation and progression.