期刊
DEVELOPMENT
卷 149, 期 15, 页码 -出版社
COMPANY BIOLOGISTS LTD
DOI: 10.1242/dev.200331
关键词
Embryo; Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; Neural crest; Neuroblastoma
资金
- European Union (European Social Fund) through the Operational Programme 'Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning' [MIS 5033021]
- Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council [BB/R015953/1]
Childhood cancers, though rare, are a significant cause of death in young children. Pediatric cancers like neuroblastoma (NB) are developmental diseases that arise from undifferentiated neural crest-derived progenitor cells. The genetic factors associated with NB and the molecular underpinnings of this cancer in the context of developmental trajectories of the neural crest lineage are areas of ongoing research.
Although rare, childhood ( paediatric) cancers are a major cause of death in young children. Unlike many adult cancers, paediatric cancers, such as neuroblastoma (NB), are developmental diseases that rarely show genetic predispositions. NB is the most common extracranial solid tumour in children, accounting for similar to 15% of paediatric cancer deaths. This heterogeneous cancer arises from undifferentiated neural crest-derived progenitor cells. As neural crest cells are multipotent and migratory, they are often considered the embryonic paradigm of cancer stem cells. However, very little is known about the events that trigger tumour initiation and progression. Here, we discuss recent insights into sympathoadrenal lineage specification, as well as genetic factors associated with NB. With this in mind, we consider the molecular underpinnings of NB in the context of developmental trajectories of the neural crest lineage. This allows us to compare distinct subtypes of the disease and gene-function interactions during sensitive phases of neural crest development.
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