title: Integrins and cancer: regulators of cancer stemness, metastasis, and drug resistance.
abstract: Interactions between cancer cells and their surroundings can trigger essential signaling cues that determine cell fate and influence the evolution of the malignant phenotype. As the primary receptors involved in cell-matrix adhesion, integrins present on the surface of tumor and stromal cells have a profound impact on the ability to survive in specific locations, but in some cases, these receptors can also function in the absence of ligand binding to promote stemness and survival in the presence of environmental and therapeutic stresses. Understanding how integrin expression and function is regulated in this context will enable the development of new therapeutic approaches to sensitize tumors to therapy and suppress their metastatic phenotype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Laetitia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Jay S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Desgrosellier
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
authors.forename: Sara M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weis
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and the Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA. Electronic address: cheresh@scripps.edu.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Cheresh
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D004351:Drug Resistance / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000628:therapy*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000628:therapy; D015398:Signal Transduction; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000378:metabolism*; D017154:Stromal Cells
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins
keywords: cancer; drug resistance; integrins; stemness