Canonical and non-canonical NF-κB signaling promotes breast cancer tumor-initiating cells.

ABSTRACT: Tumor-initiating cells (TICs) are a sub-population of cells that exhibit a robust ability to self-renew and contribute to the formation of primary tumors, the relapse of previously treated tumors and the development of metastases. TICs have been identified in various tumors including those of the breast, and are particularly enriched in the basal-like and claudin-low subtypes of breast cancer. The signaling pathways that contribute to the function and maintenance of TICs are under intense study. We explored the potential involvement of the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) family of transcription factors in TICs in cell lines that are representative of basal-like and claudin-low breast cancer. NF-κB was found to be activated in breast cancer cells that form tumorspheres efficiently. Moreover, both

SUBMITTER: Kendellen MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4425414 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature