Article
Transcriptome analysis reveals an osteoblast-like phenotype for human osteotropic breast cancer cells.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Jan 2007
Bellahcène A, Bachelier R, Detry C, Lidereau R, Clézardin P, Castronovo V
Abstract excerpt
Metastatic breast cancer cells exhibit the selective ability to seed and grow in the skeleton. We and others have previously reported that human breast tumors which metastasize to the skeleton overexpress bone matrix extracellular proteins. In an attempt to reveal the osteoblast-like phenotype of...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.