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Phenotypic heterogeneity, stability and plasticity in tumor-promoting carcinoma-associated fibroblasts.
The FEBS journal - 1 May 2022
Mezawa Yoshihiro, Orimo Akira
Abstract excerpt
Reciprocal interactions between cancer cells and stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are essential for full-blown tumor development. Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key component of the TME together with a wide variety of stromal cell types including vascular, inflammatory, and immune cells in the extracellular matrix. CAFs not only promote tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis, but...
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