期刊
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES
卷 71, 期 22, 页码 4393-4402出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1693-1
关键词
EpCAM; CTCs; DTCs; EMT; MET; Metastases
资金
- Wilhelm-Sander-Stiftung [2009.083.1, 2012.051.1]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [DFG GI 540/3-1, DFG STO464/2-2]
- Deutsche Krebshilfe e. V. [109600]
Formation of metastasis is the most important and lethal step in cancer progression. Circulating and disseminated cancer cells (CTCs/DTCs) in blood and bone marrow are considered as potential metastases-inducing cells. Their detection and characterization has, therefore, become a field of major interest in translational and clinical research in oncology. The main strategy to detect these cells relies thus far on the epithelial characteristics of carcinoma cells and epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM) represents the most commonly used epithelial marker to capture CTCs/DTCs. Recent data, however, demonstrated a dynamic expression of EpCAM associated with a loss during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition. The present review summarizes the potential mechanisms and reasons for a dynamic expression of EpCAM.
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