Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Yu-xiong Feng
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-55604 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Cancer discovery 20140404 6
<h4>Unlabelled</h4>Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) promotes both tumor progression and drug resistance, yet few vulnerabilities of this state have been identified. Using selective small molecules as cellular probes, we show that induction of EMT greatly sensitizes cells to agents that perturb endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function. This sensitivity to ER perturbations is caused by the synthesis and secretion of large quantities of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins by EMT cells. Consist ...[more]