Extracellular Matrix Heterogeneity Regulates Three-Dimensional Morphologies of Breast Adenocarcinoma Cell Invasion

Plasticity and reciprocity of breast cancer cells to various extracellular matrice (ECMs) are three-dimensionally analyzed in quantitative way in a novel and powerful microfluidic in vitro platform. This successfully demonstrates the metastatic potential of cancer cells and their effective strategie...

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Main Authors: Shin, Yoojin, Kim, Hyunju, Han, Sewoon, Won, Jihee, Jeong, Hyo Eun, Lee, Eun-Sook, Kim, Jae-Hong, Chung, Seok, Kamm, Roger Dale
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Wiley Blackwell 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97480
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7232-304X
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Summary:Plasticity and reciprocity of breast cancer cells to various extracellular matrice (ECMs) are three-dimensionally analyzed in quantitative way in a novel and powerful microfluidic in vitro platform. This successfully demonstrates the metastatic potential of cancer cells and their effective strategies of ECM proteolytic remodeling and morphological change, while interacting with other cells and invading into heterogeneous ECMs.