Sagorny K, Chapellier M, Laperrousaz B, Maguer-Satta V. [BMP and cancer: the Yin and Yang of stem cells].
Med Sci (Paris) 2012;
28:416-22. [PMID:
22549870 DOI:
10.1051/medsci/2012284020]
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Abstract
In a normal context, bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs), members of the TGFβ superfamily, are key players in adult stem cell biology. They are involved in the control of the overall functional and phenotypic properties of the stem cell population (self-renewal, proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, quiescence, etc.). They can act directly on the stem cell or through its microenvironment, contributing to the tight balance of this system. In the tumorigenic context, alterations of the BMP signalling are involved in the deregulation of the interaction between stem cells and their microenvironment and, as such, participate to the different steps of the transformation process.
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