Dissecting the role of polarity regulators in cancer through the use of mouse models

Gödde, Nathan J, Pearson, Helen B ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3284-0843, Smith, Lorey K and Humbert, Patrick O 2014. Dissecting the role of polarity regulators in cancer through the use of mouse models. Experimental Cell Research 328 (2) , pp. 249-257. 10.1016/j.yexcr.2014.08.036

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Abstract

Loss of cell polarity and tissue architecture is a hallmark of aggressive epithelial cancers. In addition to serving as an initial barrier to tumorigenesis, evidence in the literature has pointed towards a highly conserved role for many polarity regulators during tumor formation and progression. Here, we review recent developments in the field that have been driven by genetically engineered mouse models that establish the tumor suppressive and context dependent oncogenic function of cell polarity regulators in vivo. These studies emphasize the complexity of the polarity network during cancer formation and progression, and reveal the need to interpret polarity protein function in a cell-type and tissue specific manner. They also highlight how aberrant polarity signaling could provide a novel route for therapeutic intervention to improve our management of malignancies in the clinic.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Biosciences European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute (ECSCRI)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0014-4827
Date of Acceptance:	25 August 2014
Last Modified:	22 Jun 2023 10:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103598

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