Constitutive proteasomal degradation of TWIST-1 in epithelial–ovarian cancer stem cells impacts differentiation and metastatic potential
Yin G, Alvero AB, Craveiro V, Holmberg JC, Fu HH, Montagna MK, Yang Y, Chefetz-Menaker I, Nuti S, Rossi M, Silasi DA, Rutherford T, Mor G. Constitutive proteasomal degradation of TWIST-1 in epithelial–ovarian cancer stem cells impacts differentiation and metastatic potential. Oncogene 2012, 32: 39-49. PMID: 22349827, PMCID: PMC3703656, DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.33.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationFemaleHumansHyaluronan ReceptorsMiceMyeloid Differentiation Factor 88Neoplasm MetastasisNeoplasms, Glandular and EpithelialNeoplastic Stem CellsNuclear ProteinsOvarian NeoplasmsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexProteolysisTumor Cells, CulturedTwist-Related Protein 1ConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancer stem cellsEpithelial-mesenchymal transitionCancer stem cellsMesenchymal-epithelial transitionEOC stem cellsStem cellsTwist-1Differentiation processEpithelial cancer stem cellsSpecific cell typesEpithelial cancer cellsSpheroid-forming cellsProteasomal degradationEpithelial stem cellsMolecular mechanismsCell typesProgenitor cellsMetastasis processCancer metastasisCancer cellsDifferentiationMetastatic potentialAdditional signalsCellsCritical process