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Perspective: bidirectional exosomal transport between cancer stem cells and their fibroblast-rich microenvironment during metastasis formation

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Valcz, Gábor, Buzás, Edit Irén, Szállási, Zoltán, Kalmár, Alexandra, Krenács, Tibor, Tulassay, Zsolt, Igaz, Péter, Molnár, Béla·2018·npj Breast Cancer

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Carcinomas are complex structures composed of hierarchically organized distinct cell populations such as cancer stem cells and non-stem (bulk) cancer cells. Their genetic/epigenetic makeup and the dynamic interplay between the malignant cell populations and their stromal fibroblasts are important determinants of metastatic tumor invasion. Important mediators of these interactions are the small, membrane-enclosed extracellular vesicles, in particular exosomes. Both cancer cell and fibroblast-derived exosomes carry a set of regulatory molecules, including proteins and different species of RNA, which cooperatively support metastatic tumor spread. Here, we briefly overview potential links between cancer stem cells and the exosome-mediated fibroblast-enriched metastatic niche formation to discuss their role in the promotion of tumor growth and metastatic expansion in breast carcinoma models.

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  • Bidirectional transport of exosomes containing different RNA species and proteins between cancer stem cells and the fibroblast-rich microenvironment promotes tumor growth and metastatic outbreak in breast carcinoma models.

    “That, bidirectional transport of exosomes containing different species of RNA (e.g. miRNA) and proteins between cancer stem cells and the fibroblast-rich microenvironment is shown to promote the growth of the tumor and the metastatic outbreak in breast carcinoma models [172].”
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Valcz, G., Buzás, E. I., Szállási, Z., Kalmár, A., Krenács, T., Tulassay, Z., Igaz, P., & Molnár, B.
Affiliations
  • Semmelweis University (HU)
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Valcz, Gábor
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npj Breast Cancer
Published
2018-07-16
Volume
4
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1
Pages
18-18
ISSN
2374-4677 (ISSN-L)
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Funders
  • Nemzeti Kutatási és Technológiai Hivatal (KMR 12-1-2012-0216, NKVP_16-1-2016-0004)
  • Országos Tudományos Kutatási Alapprogramok (OTKA-K111743)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
Keywords
exosomes, cancer stem cells, tumor microenvironment, stromal fibroblasts, metastasis, extracellular vesicles, breast cancer, tumor growth

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