Journal
JOURNAL OF CELL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALING
Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 217-222Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12079-016-0345-7
Keywords
Breast cancer; Stem cells; Differentiation; CCN; CYR61; CTGF; NOV; WISP1; WISP2; WISP3; Matricellular; Metastasis; CCN6
Categories
Funding
- National institutes of Health [R01 CA125577]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The tumor microenvironment has a powerful effect on the development and progression of human breast cancer, which may be used therapeutically. Despite efforts to understand the complex role of the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer development, the specific players and their contributions to tumorigenesis need further investigation. The CCN family of matricellular proteins comprises six members (CCN1-6; CYR61, CTGF, NOV, WISP1-3) with central roles in development, inflammation, and tissue repair. CCN proteins also exert functions during pathological processes including fibrosis and cancer by regulating extracellular signals in the cellular environment. Studies have demonstrated that all six CCN proteins exert functions in breast tumorigenesis. Although CCN proteins share a multimodular structure in which most cysteine residues are conserved within structural motifs, they may have opposing functions in breast cancer progression. A better understanding of the functions of each CCN member will assist in the development of specific therapeutic approaches for breast cancer.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available