Article
Lineage Plasticity: The New Cancer Hallmark on the Block.
Cancer research - 16 Jan 2024
Mehta Arnav, Stanger Ben Z
Abstract excerpt
Plasticity refers to the ability of cells to adopt a spectrum of states or phenotypes. In cancer, it is a critical contributor to tumor initiation, progression, invasiveness, and therapy resistance, and it has recently been recognized as an emerging cancer hallmark. Plasticity can occur as a result of cell-intrinsic factors (e.g., genetic, transcriptional, or epigenetic fluctuations), or through cell-extrinsic...
Topics
- Animals
- Mice
- Humans
- Neoplasms
- Tumor Microenvironment
- Signal Transduction
- Phenotype
- Cell Plasticity
