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Melanoma topology reveals a stem-like phenotype that promotes angiogenesis.
Science advances - 1 Oct 2017
Lee Junmin, Abdeen Amr A, Hedhli Jamila, Wycislo Kathryn L, Dobrucka Iwona T, Fan Timothy M, Dobrucki Lawrence W, Kilian Kristopher A
Abstract excerpt
Tumor angiogenesis provides critical nutrients for cancer progression and may also facilitate pathways for dissemination during the process of metastasis. It is well established that cells that metastasize display characteristics of stem cells; however, the prevailing paradigm points to these stem-like cells residing in the hypoxic niche within the tumor interior. Controlling the geometry at the interface of a...
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