Abstract

The epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a cellular program associated with the organ morphogenesis but also with the disease progression. EMT in the cancer field fuels neoplastic progression promoting the resistance to cell death, the resistance to chemotherapy and the acquisition of stem cell properties. Considering the crucial role of EMT in breast cancer metastasis, a better understanding of this process may provide new therapeutic options. Here, by using a proteomic approach we identified a set of proteins differentially expressed between an epithelial and a mesenchymal breast cancer cell line. The protein-protein network of these identified proteins was determined by an in silico analysis highlighting, in the EMT program, the role of proteins involved in cell adhesion, migration, and invasion, together with protein kinases involved in proliferation and survival, with many of these emerging as possible targets of novel biological agents. Finally, the pharmacological inhibition of some of these kinases was able to reverse the mesenchymal phenotype to an epithelial phenotype.

Autore Pugliese

• Vergara Daniele , Maffia Michele

Tutti gli autori

• D. Vergara , P. Simeone , P. Del Boccio , C. Toto , D. Pieragostino , A. Tinelli , R. Acierno , S. Alberti , M. Salzet , G. Giannelli , P. Sacchetta , M. Maffia

Titolo volume/Rivista

MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS

Anno di pubblicazione

2013

ISSN

1742-206X

ISBN

Non Disponibile

Numero di citazioni Wos

18

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

18

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

Non Disponibile