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Periostin contributes to the acquisition of multipotent stem cell-like properties in human mammary epithelial cells and breast cancer cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Wang Xiaowei, Liu Jia, Wang Zhe, Huang Yangmei, Liu Weiping, Zhu Xiao, Cai Yao, Fang Xiaoguang, Lin Shuyong, Yuan Li, Ouyang Gaoliang
Abstract excerpt
Periostin (POSTN), a recently characterised matricellular protein, is frequently dysregulated in various malignant cancers and promotes tumor metastatic growth. POSTN plays a critical role in the crosstalk between murine breast cancer stem cells (CSCs) and their niche to permit metastatic colonization. However, whether pro-metastatic capability of POSTN is associated with multipotent potentials of mesenchymal...
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