透明质酸(hyaluronan,HA)是细胞外基质的重要成分,在肿瘤间质中异常潴留,参与肿瘤微环境的重构。据报道,HA及其相关代谢酶、受体与肿瘤细胞可塑性改变密切相关,在肿瘤干细胞干性维持、上皮-间充质转换(epithelial to mesenchymal transi...透明质酸(hyaluronan,HA)是细胞外基质的重要成分,在肿瘤间质中异常潴留,参与肿瘤微环境的重构。据报道,HA及其相关代谢酶、受体与肿瘤细胞可塑性改变密切相关,在肿瘤干细胞干性维持、上皮-间充质转换(epithelial to mesenchymal transition,EMT)、获得性耐药等过程中均发挥重要的调节作用。本文对HA在调节肿瘤细胞可塑性中作用的研究进展进行了综述。展开更多
Tumor metastasis is one of the most serious challenges for human cancers as the majority of deaths caused by cancer are associated with metastasis,rather than the primary tumor.Recent studies have demonstrated that tu...Tumor metastasis is one of the most serious challenges for human cancers as the majority of deaths caused by cancer are associated with metastasis,rather than the primary tumor.Recent studies have demonstrated that tumor cell plasticity plays a critical role in tumor metastasis by giving rise to various cell types which is necessary for tumor to invade adjacent tissues and form distant metastasis.These include differentiation of cancer stem cells(CSCs),or epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)and its reverse process,mesenchymal-epithelial transition(MET).A growing body of evidence has demonstrated that the biology of tumor cell plasticity is tightly linked to functions of non-coding RNAs(ncRNAs),especially microRNAs(miRNAs)and long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs).Therefore,understanding the mechanisms how non-coding RNAs regulate tumor cell plasticity is essential for discovery of new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets to overcome metastasis.展开更多
文摘透明质酸(hyaluronan,HA)是细胞外基质的重要成分,在肿瘤间质中异常潴留,参与肿瘤微环境的重构。据报道,HA及其相关代谢酶、受体与肿瘤细胞可塑性改变密切相关,在肿瘤干细胞干性维持、上皮-间充质转换(epithelial to mesenchymal transition,EMT)、获得性耐药等过程中均发挥重要的调节作用。本文对HA在调节肿瘤细胞可塑性中作用的研究进展进行了综述。
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2010CB912800,2011CB504203)National Natural Science Foundation of China(81230060,81261140373)+2 种基金National Science and Technology Major Special Project on New Drug Innovation of China(2011ZX09102010-02)Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(S2012030006287)Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Gene Regulation and Target Therapy of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes,Sun Yat-sen University(KLB09001)
文摘Tumor metastasis is one of the most serious challenges for human cancers as the majority of deaths caused by cancer are associated with metastasis,rather than the primary tumor.Recent studies have demonstrated that tumor cell plasticity plays a critical role in tumor metastasis by giving rise to various cell types which is necessary for tumor to invade adjacent tissues and form distant metastasis.These include differentiation of cancer stem cells(CSCs),or epithelial-mesenchymal transition(EMT)and its reverse process,mesenchymal-epithelial transition(MET).A growing body of evidence has demonstrated that the biology of tumor cell plasticity is tightly linked to functions of non-coding RNAs(ncRNAs),especially microRNAs(miRNAs)and long non-coding RNAs(lncRNAs).Therefore,understanding the mechanisms how non-coding RNAs regulate tumor cell plasticity is essential for discovery of new diagnostic markers and therapeutic targets to overcome metastasis.