| Literature DB >> 29487897 |
Jessie A Brown1,2, Markus Schober1,3,2.
Abstract
Using a functional proliferation reporter we identified quiescent tumor propagating cancer cells (TPCs) in intact squamous cell carcinomas, and found that TGFβ signaling controls their reversible entry into a growth arrested state, which protects TPCs from chemotherapy. TPCs with compromised TGFβ/Smad signaling can't enter quiescence and subsequently die from chemotherapy.Entities:
Keywords: TGFβ; cancer stem cells; cell cycle; chemotherapy; quiescence; resistance; skin; squamous cell carcinoma; tumor heterogeneity; tumor propagating cells
Year: 2018 PMID: 29487897 PMCID: PMC5821413 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2017.1413495
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556