Book chapter
The Multifunctional Roles of TGF-β in Navigating the Metastatic Cascade
TGF-β in Human Disease, pp.169-187
Springer Japan
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54409-8_7
Abstract
The role of TGF-β during tumorigenesis is best characterized by the diverse functions this multifunctional cytokine exhibits in early-stage versus late-stage cancers. For instance, during the initial stages of tumorigenesis, TGF-β uniformly acts as a potent tumor suppressor, even in low-grade carcinomas capable of evading the cytostatic activities of TGF-β. However, as carcinoma cells continue to evolve and progress towards more aggressive disease states they typically acquire the ability to surmount the last vestiges of the tumor suppressing activities of TGF-β, ultimately gaining a selective advantage that enables TGF-β to promote their metastatic progression and production of recurrent secondary tumor lesions that are refractory to standard chemotherapies. The molecular, cellular, and microenvironmental mechanisms that permit metastatic carcinoma cells to usurp and commandeer TGF-β for oncogenic activities are highly diverse and remain incompletely understood. Here we review recent advances that provide new insights into how aggressive carcinoma cell populations are selected to respond to the oncogenic activities of TGF-β, focusing specifically on its essential functions coupled to metastatic outgrowth and the acquisition of chemoresistance.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Multifunctional Roles of TGF-β in Navigating the Metastatic Cascade
- Creators
- Michael K. Wendt - Case Western Reserve UniversityWilliam P. Schiemann - Case Western Reserve University
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- TGF-β in Human Disease, pp.169-187
- Publisher
- Springer Japan; Tokyo
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-4-431-54409-8_7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984460321602771
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