TWIST1 and BMI1 in Cancer Metastasis and Chemoresistance
| Autor: | Yiting Jin, Di Ding, Xiuping Liu, Zongyu Ge, Peizhun Du, Hong Ren, Qiang Zou |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
cancer stem cells
0301 basic medicine Oncology medicine.medical_specialty animal structures epithelial-mesenchymal transition Cancer metastasis Review macromolecular substances Biology Metastasis 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cancer stem cell cancer metastasis Internal medicine medicine Epithelial–mesenchymal transition Transcription factor Mechanism (biology) chemoresistance medicine.disease 030104 developmental biology BMI1 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Cancer cell |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cancer |
| ISSN: | 1837-9664 |
| DOI: | 10.7150/jca.14031 |
| Popis: | Purpose Increasing evidences revealed that cancer cells with the characteristics of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) or cancer stem cells (CSC) have high ability of progression, invasion, metastasis and chemoresistance. TWIST1 and BMI1 are crucial transcription factors required for EMT and CSC. Both TWIST1 and BMI1 are up-regulated in various cancers and have a positive correlation with poor prognosis. Although recent results showed that the two molecules function in promoting cancer metastasis and chemoresistance respectively, the correlation of TWIST1 and BMI1 is not well understood. Methods In this review, we summarize recent advance in cancer research focus on TWIST1 and BMI1 in cancer metastasis and chemoresistance, and emphasize the possible link between EMT and CSC. Results Further investigation of TWIST1 and BMI1 cooperately promote CSC proliferation due to EMT-associated effect will help to understand the mechanism of tumor cells metastasis and chemoresistance. Conclusions TWIST1 and BMI1 in cancer cells will be effective targets for treating chemoresistant metastatic lesions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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