title: [BMP and cancer: the Yin and Yang of stem cells].
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.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lyon, 69000 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sagorny
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chapellier
authors.forename: Bastien
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Laperrousaz
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maguer-Satta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D055153:Stem Cell Niche / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins