Building the niche: the role of the S100 proteins in metastatic growth

Communication between cancer cells and stromal cells, often mediated by extracellular molecules in the tumor microenvironment, plays a central role in tumorigenesis and metastasis. The establishment of a pro-inflammatory milieu is increasingly recognized as an important consequence of these interact...

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Main Authors: Lukanidin, Eugene (Author) , Sleeman, Jonathan P. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2012
In: Seminars in cancer biology
Year: 2012, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 216-225
ISSN:1096-3650
DOI:10.1016/j.semcancer.2012.02.006
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2012.02.006
Verlag, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1044579X12000296
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Author Notes:Eugene Lukanidin, Jonathan P. Sleeman
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Summary:Communication between cancer cells and stromal cells, often mediated by extracellular molecules in the tumor microenvironment, plays a central role in tumorigenesis and metastasis. The establishment of a pro-inflammatory milieu is increasingly recognized as an important consequence of these interactions. The family of S100 Ca2+-binding proteins has been implicated in many aspects of the interaction between cancer cells and stromal cells, and contributes to the formation of an inflammatory tumor microenvironment. Focusing on S100A4, S100A8 and S100A9, in this review we discuss the role these proteins play in primary tumors and in the development of metastases, in particular during the formation of pre-metastatic niches.
Item Description:Available online 21 February 2012
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ISSN:1096-3650
DOI:10.1016/j.semcancer.2012.02.006