Matrix Stiffening and EGFR Cooperate to Promote the Collective Invasion of Cancer Cells

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Abstract In squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), tissue invasion by collectively invading cells requires physical forces applied by tumor cells on their surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM). Cancer-related ECM is composed of thick collagen bundles organized by carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAF) within the tumor stroma. Here, we show that SCC cell collective invasion is driven by the matrix-dependent...

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