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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-020-01824-3 |