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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Valerie LeBleu
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-52812 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cancer cell 20140522 6
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is associated with marked fibrosis and stromal myofibroblasts, but their functional contribution remains unknown. Transgenic mice with the ability to delete αSMA(+) myofibroblasts in pancreatic cancer were generated. Depletion starting at either noninvasive precursor (pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia) or the PDAC stage led to invasive, undifferentiated tumors with enhanced hypoxia, epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition, and cancer stem cells, with dimin ...[more]