Metabolic rewiring in cancer-associated fibroblasts provides a niche for oncogenesis and metastatic dissemination

Jingyi Liu, Jun Mi, Binhua P. Zhou

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Abstract

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are major participants in the crosstalk between tumor cells and their microenvironment. CAFs provide not only multiple soluble factors but also metabolic fuels to promote tumor growth, invasion, and metastasis. We discuss recent developments delineating the effects of metabolic symbiosis between CAFs and tumor cells on tumor growth.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere1056331
JournalMolecular and Cellular Oncology
Volume3
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2 2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © 2016 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. © 2016, © Jingyi Liu, Jun Mi and Binhua P. Zhou.

Keywords

  • Alpha-ketoglutarate
  • IDH
  • cancer-associated
  • fibroblast
  • metabolic symbiosis
  • metastasis
  • tumor microenvironment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Medicine
  • Cancer Research

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