The Role of the Extracellular Matrix and Its Molecular and Cellular Regulators in Cancer Cell Plasticity

The microenvironment encompasses all components of a tumor other than the cancer cells themselves. It is highly heterogenous, comprising a cellular component that includes immune cells, fibroblasts, adipocytes, and endothelial cells, and a non-cellular component, which is a meshwork of polymeric pro...

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Main Authors: Valentina Poltavets, Marina Kochetkova, Stuart M. Pitson, Michael S. Samuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00431/full