Cancer-associated fibroblasts affect breast cancer cell gene expression, invasion and angiogenesis.
Noemi EiroLucía GonzálezAnxo Martínez-OrdoñezBelen Fernandez-GarciaLuis O GonzálezSandra CidFrancisco DominguezRomán Perez-FernandezFrancisco J VizosoPublished in: Cellular oncology (Dordrecht) (2018)
Our data indicate that tumor-derived CAFs can induce up-regulation of genes involved in breast cancer progression. Our data additionally indicate that CAFs, especially those derived from MMP11+ MIC tumors, can promote breast cancer cell invasion and angiogenesis.