Reprogramming of Normal Fibroblasts into Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts by miRNAs-Mediated CCL2/VEGFA Signaling.

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), the most common constituent of the tumor stoma, are known to promote tumor initiation, progression and metastasis. However, the mechanism of how cancer cells transform normal fibroblasts (NFs) into CAFs is largely unknown. In this study, we determined the contri...

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Main Authors: Hua Shen, Xiaobo Yu, Fengming Yang, Zhihua Zhang, Jianxin Shen, Jin Sun, Swati Choksi, Siriporn Jitkaew, Yongqian Shu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4991802?pdf=render