Co-Opting Macrophage Traits in Cancer Progression: A Consequence of Tumor Cell Fusion?
Pawelek J, Chakraborty A, Lazova R, Yilmaz Y, Cooper D, Brash D, Handerson T. Co-Opting Macrophage Traits in Cancer Progression: A Consequence of Tumor Cell Fusion? Contributions To Microbiology 2006, 13: 138-155. PMID: 16627963, DOI: 10.1159/000092970.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsBone Marrow NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsCell FusionDisease ProgressionHumansHybrid CellsMacrophagesMelanomaNeoplasmsConceptsCell fusionHuman cancersMacrophage traitsWide diversityCancer cellsTumor-associated macrophagesTumor cell fusionsBranched oligosaccharidesMultidrug resistance proteinN-glycansCancer progressionTumor initiationResistance proteinStroma productionTraitsComplex diseasesMultiple rolesCommon traitsHigh expressionGrowth factorNumerous animal tumor modelsImmune evasionDiversityMutagenic actionMost cancers