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- Title
Expression of Six1 in luminal breast cancers predicts poor prognosis and promotes increases in tumor initiating cells by activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase and transforming growth factor-beta signaling pathways.
- Authors
Iwanaga, Ritsuko; Wang, Chu-An; Micalizzi, Douglas S; Harrell, J Chuck; Jedlicka, Paul; Sartorius, Carol A; Kabos, Peter; Farabaugh, Susan M; Bradford, Andrew P; Ford, Heide L
- Abstract
Mammary-specific overexpression of Six1 in mice induces tumors that resemble human breast cancer, some having undergone epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and exhibiting stem/progenitor cell features. Six1 overexpression in human breast cancer cells promotes EMT and metastatic dissemination. We hypothesized that Six1 plays a role in the tumor initiating cell (TIC) population specifically in certain subtypes of breast cancer, and that by understanding its mechanism of action, we could potentially develop new means to target TICs.
- Publication
Breast cancer research : BCR, 2012, Vol 14, Issue 4, pR100
- ISSN
1465-542X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/bcr3219