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TEM8 marks neovasculogenic tumor-initiating cells in triple-negative breast cancer

Authors :
Jiahui Xu
Xiaoli Yang
Qiaodan Deng
Cong Yang
Dong Wang
Guojuan Jiang
Xiaohong Yao
Xueyan He
Jiajun Ding
Jiankun Qiang
Juchuanli Tu
Rui zhang
Qun-Ying Lei
Zhi-min Shao
Xiuwu Bian
Ronggui Hu
Lixing Zhang
Suling Liu
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2021.

Abstract

Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) contributes to the development of triple-negative breast cancer. In this study, the authors show that TEM8 is expressed in VM-forming breast cancer stem cells and it promotes stemness and VM differentiation capacity through a RhoC/ROCK1/SMAD5 axis

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.4d5dff66ab924a66a148c3c003c9bdec
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24703-7