FOXF2 reprograms breast cancer cells into bone metastasis seeds

Bone metastasis in breast cancer patients causes major skeletal-related complications. Here, the authors show that FOXF2/BMP/SMAD pathway plays a major role in bone metastasis and suggest targeting this axis to manage bone metastasis.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shuo Wang, Gui-Xi Li, Cong-Cong Tan, Rui He, Li-Juan Kang, Jun-Tao Lu, Xiao-Qing Li, Qing-Shan Wang, Pei-Fang Liu, Qiong-Li Zhai, Yu-Mei Feng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-06-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10379-7