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The regulation of cancer cell death and metabolism by extracellular matrix attachment

Buchheit, Cassandra L., Rayavarapu, Raju R., Schafer, Zachary T.·2012·Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology

Abstract

The metastasis of cancer cells to distant sites is responsible for the vast majority of cancer mortalities yet the molecular mechanisms underlying this extraordinarily complicated process have yet to be sufficiently elucidated. Recently, it has become clear that cancer cells need to inhibit anoikis, a cell death program induced by loss of attachment to the extracellular matrix (ECM), in order to successfully metastasize. These studies have motivated additional research into the relationship between ECM-detachment and cell viability, much of which reveals integral connections between ECM-detachment and cell metabolism. This review serves to thoroughly discuss the signaling pathways and metabolic changes that are induced by ECM-detachment. In addition, the molecular mechanisms by which cancer cells can alter signaling and metabolism to survive in the absence of ECM-attachment will be highlighted. Furthermore, cell death mechanisms that have been observed or implicated in cells detached from the ECM will also be examined. In aggregate, the studies discussed in this review reveal that ECM-detachment can regulate cancer cell metabolism in a variety of distinct cell types and suggest that interfering with metabolism in ECM-detached cells may be a novel and effective chemotherapeutic approach to selectively inhibit tumor progression.

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Authors
Buchheit, C. L., Rayavarapu, R. R., & Schafer, Z. T.
Affiliations
University of Notre Dame (US)
Corresponding author
Schafer, Zachary T.
Venue
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-06
Volume
23
Issue
4
Pages
402-411
ISSN
1084-9521 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2006458374
Cited by
115
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93
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FWCI
0.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Cellular Mechanics and Interactions
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Keywords
anoikis, extracellular matrix detachment, cancer metabolism, cancer cell death, metastasis, tumor progression, metabolic reprogramming, selective cancer therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Antioxidants, Autophagy, Cell Adhesion, Cell Survival, Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Neoplasm Metastasis, Neoplasms, Signal Transduction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Anoikis

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