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Platelets guide the formation of early metastatic niches

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dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
dc.contributor Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT
dc.contributor Labelle, Myriam
dc.contributor Begum, Shahinoor
dc.contributor Hynes, Richard O.
dc.creator Labelle, Myriam
dc.creator Begum, Shahinoor
dc.creator Hynes, Richard O
dc.date 2015-02-05T17:05:25Z
dc.date 2015-02-05T17:05:25Z
dc.date 2014-07
dc.date 2014-04
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:08:35Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:08:35Z
dc.identifier 0027-8424
dc.identifier 1091-6490
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/93786
dc.identifier Labelle, Myriam, Shahinoor Begum, and Richard O. Hynes. “Platelets Guide the Formation of Early Metastatic Niches.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111, no. 30 (July 14, 2014): E3053–E3061.
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7603-8396
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/278909
dc.description During metastasis, host cells are recruited to disseminated tumor cells to form specialized microenvironments (“niches”) that promote metastatic progression, but the mechanisms guiding the assembly of these niches are largely unknown. Tumor cells may autonomously recruit host cells or, alternatively, host cell-to-host cell interactions may guide the formation of these prometastatic microenvironments. Here, we show that platelet-derived rather than tumor cell-derived signals are required for the rapid recruitment of granulocytes to tumor cells to form “early metastatic niches.” Granulocyte recruitment relies on the secretion of CXCL5 and CXCL7 chemokines by platelets upon contact with tumor cells. Blockade of the CXCL5/7 receptor CXCR2, or transient depletion of either platelets or granulocytes prevents the formation of early metastatic niches and significantly reduces metastatic seeding and progression. Thus, platelets recruit granulocytes and guide the formation of early metastatic niches, which are crucial for metastasis.
dc.description Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Ludwig Center for Molecular Oncology
dc.description National Cancer Institute (U.S.) (Support Grant P30-CA14051)
dc.description National Cancer Institute (U.S.) (Grant U54-CA126515)
dc.description National Cancer Institute (U.S.) (Grant U54 CA163109)
dc.description Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1411082111
dc.relation Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
dc.rights Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.
dc.source National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
dc.title Platelets guide the formation of early metastatic niches
dc.type Article
dc.type http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle


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