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The extracellular matrix in breast cancer

Insua-Rodríguez, Jacob, Oskarsson, Thordur·2016·Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Abstract

The extracellular matrix (ECM) is increasingly recognized as an important regulator in breast cancer. ECM in breast cancer development features numerous changes in composition and organization when compared to the mammary gland under homeostasis. Matrix proteins that are induced in breast cancer include fibrillar collagens, fibronectin, specific laminins and proteoglycans as well as matricellular proteins. Growing evidence suggests that many of these induced ECM proteins play a major functional role in breast cancer progression and metastasis. A number of the induced ECM proteins have moreover been shown to be essential components of metastatic niches, promoting stem/progenitor signaling pathways and metastatic growth. ECM remodeling enzymes are also markedly increased, leading to major changes in the matrix structure and biomechanical properties. Importantly, several ECM components and ECM remodeling enzymes are specifically induced in breast cancer or during tissue regeneration while healthy tissues under homeostasis express exceedingly low levels. This may indicate that ECM and ECM-associated functions may represent promising drug targets against breast cancer, providing important specificity that could be utilized when developing therapies.

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  • ECM components underlying tumor-promoting activity, such as fibronectin and its splice variants, crosslinked collagen I and tenascin-C, are induced in the TME and interact with integrins to influence tumor cell migration, proliferation and cellular signaling.

    “The ECM components underlying tumor‐promoting activity, such as fibronectin and its splice variants, crosslinked collagen I and tenascin‐C, are induced in the TME [37, 38] and interact with integrins to influence tumor cell migration, proliferation and cellular signaling [39].”

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Authors
Insua-Rodríguez, J., & Oskarsson, T.
Venue
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-02
Volume
97
Pages
41-55
ISSN
0169-409X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2203717837
Cited by
470
References
230
Citations by year
2026: 28 · 2025: 50 · 2024: 54 · 2023: 62 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 60 · 2019: 39 · 2018: 36 · 2017: 22 · 2016: 6
FWCI
2.13
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Marie Curie CIG Actions (CIG334563)
  • Dietmar Hopp Foundation
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Keywords
extracellular matrix, breast cancer, collagen, fibronectin, laminin, proteoglycans, matricellular proteins, metastasis, metastatic niche, cancer stem cells, tissue mechanics, therapeutic target, tissue regeneration
MeSH terms
Animals, Breast Neoplasms, Extracellular Matrix, Female, Humans

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