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Epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition transcription factors in cancer‐associated fibroblasts

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Baulida, Josep·2017·Molecular Oncology

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Beyond inducing epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transcription (EMT), transcriptional factors of the Snail, ZEB and Twist families (EMT‐TF s) control global plasticity programmes affecting cell stemness and fate. Literature addressing the reactivation of these factors in adult tumour cells is very extensive, as they enable cancer cell plasticity and fuel both tumour initiation and metastatic spread. Incipient data reveal that EMT‐TF s are also expressed in fibroblasts, providing these with additional properties. Here, I will review recent reports on the expression of EMT‐TF s in cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAF s). The new model suggests that EMT‐TF s can be envisioned as essential metastasis and chemoresistance‐promoting molecules, thereby enabling coordinated plasticity programmes in parenchyma and stroma–tumour compartments.

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  • TGF-β influences CAF expression of cytokines and chemokines that act on cancer, endothelial and/or immune cells, such as HGF, VEGF, IL-6, IL-8, MCP1, PGE2 and CXCL12.

    “Finally, TGF-β influences CAF expression of cytokines and chemokines that act on cancer, endothelial and/or immune cells, such as HGF245, VEGF, IL-6, IL-8, MCP1, PGE2 and CXCL12229,257–262.”

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Authors
Baulida, J.
Affiliations
Hospital del Mar Research Institute (ES)
Corresponding author
Baulida, Josep
Venue
Molecular Oncology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-06-13
Volume
11
Issue
7
Pages
847-859
ISSN
  • 1574-7891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1878-0261
OpenAlex
W2619135413
Cited by
78
References
83
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 13 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 13
FWCI
0.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Molecular Oncology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repositori digital de la UPF (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • Generalitat de Catalunya (2014SGR32)
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (PI15/00447)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mechanisms of cancer metastasis
Keywords
epithelial-mesenchymal transition, cancer-associated fibroblasts, EMT transcription factors, snails, ZEB, Twist, tumor plasticity, tumor stroma, metastasis, chemoresistance, stemness
MeSH terms
Animals, Fibroblasts, Humans, Neoplasm Proteins, Neoplasms, Transcription Factors, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition, Tumor Microenvironment

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