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Oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes had been traditionally studied in the context of cell proliferation, differentiation, senescence, and survival, four relatively cell-autonomous processes. Consequently, in the late ¿80s-early ¿90s, neoplastic growth was described largely as an imbalance between net cell accumulation and loss, brought about through mutations in cancer genes. In the last ten years, a more holistic understanding of cancer has slowly emerged, stressing the importance of interactions between neoplastic and various stromal components: extracellular matrix, basement membranes, fibroblasts, endothelial cells of blood and lymphatic vessels, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, etc. The commonly held view is that changes in tumor microenvironment are ¿soft-wired¿, i.e., epigenetic in nature and often reversible. Yet, there exists a large body of evidence suggesting that well-known mutations in cancer genes profoundly affect tumor milieu. In fact, these non-cell-autonomous changes might be one of the primary reasons such mutations are preserved in late-stage tumors.
Serija: | Cancer Genetics |
Leidėjas: | Springer US |
Išleidimo metai: | 2009 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 512 |
ISBN-10: | 1441907106 |
ISBN-13: | 9781441907103 |
Formatas: | 241 x 160 x 36 mm. Knyga kietu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
Parašykite atsiliepimą apie „Cancer Genome and Tumor Microenvironment“