Hypoxia, endoplasmic reticulum stress and chemoresistance: dangerous liaisons

Abstract Solid tumors often grow in a micro-environment characterized by < 2% O2 tension. This condition, together with the aberrant activation of specific oncogenic patwhays, increases the amount and activity of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a transcription factor that controls up to...

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Main Authors: Muhlis Akman, Dimas Carolina Belisario, Iris Chiara Salaroglio, Joanna Kopecka, Massimo Donadelli, Enrico De Smaele, Chiara Riganti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-020-01824-3