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CANCER CELL
卷 20, 期 5, 页码 576-590出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2011.09.009
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- Ludwig Center for Molecular Oncology at MIT
- Koch Institute at MIT
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Anna Fuller Fund
Interactions of cancer cells with the primary tumor microenvironment are important determinants of cancer progression toward metastasis but it is unknown whether additional prometastatic Signals are provided during the intravascular transit to the site of metastasis. Here, we show that platelet-tumor cell interactions are sufficient to prime tumor cells for subsequent metastasis. Platelet-derived TGF beta and direct platelet-tumor cell contacts synergistically activate the TGF beta/Smad and NF-kappa B pathways in cancer cells, resulting in their transition to an invasive mesenchymal-like phenotype and enhanced metastasis in vivo. Inhibition of NF-kappa B signaling in cancer cells or ablation of TGF beta 1 expression solely in platelets protects against lung metastasis in vivo. Thus, cancer cells rely on platelet-derived signals outside of the primary tumor for efficient metastasis.
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