title: Matrix metalloproteinases at cancer tumor-host interface.
abstract: The increasing diversity in both substrates and functions of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) makes these enzymes central regulators in the complex tumor ecosystem composed of cancer cells and their microenvironment. In the majority of cancers, membrane-associated and extracellular proteases are mainly produced by host cells including inflammatory cells, endothelial cells, pericytes and fibroblasts. Recent data based on in vitro and in vivo studies have demonstrated the relevance of these enzymes in multiple processes controlling cancer growth, angiogenesis and metastatic dissemination. This review will present the emerging MMP-related features of cancer cells and host cells.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Tumor and Development Biology, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie Expérimentale (CRCE), Groupe Interdisciplinaire de Génoprotéomique Appliquée (GIGA-R), University of Liege, Sart-Tilman, Liège, Belgium. agnes.noel@ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noël
authors.forename: Maud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jost
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maquoi
mesh_terms: D017667:Adipocytes / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D002450:Cell Communication / Q000502:physiology*; D004730:Endothelium, Vascular / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008264:Macrophages / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000201:enzymology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases