Is cell migration a selectable trait in the natural evolution of cancer development?
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
; 374(1779): 20180224, 2019 08 19.
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ABSTRACT
Selective evolutionary pressure shapes the processes and genes that enable cancer survival and expansion in a tumour-suppressive environment. A distinguishing lethal feature of malignant cancer is its dissemination and seeding of metastatic foci. A key requirement for this process is the acquisition of a migratory/invasive ability. However, how the migratory phenotype is selected for during the natural evolution of cancer and what advantage, if any, it might provide to the growing malignant cells remain open issues. In this opinion piece, we discuss three possible answers to these issues. We will examine lines of evidence from mathematical modelling of cancer evolution that indicate that migration is an intrinsic selectable property of malignant cells that directly impacts on growth dynamics and cancer geometry. Second, we will argue that migratory phenotypes can emerge as an adaptive response to unfavourable growth conditions and endow cells not only with the ability to move/invade, but also with specific metastatic traits, including drug resistance, self-renewal and survival. Finally, we will discuss the possibility that migratory phenotypes are coincidental events that emerge by happenstance in the natural evolution of cancer. This article is part of a discussion meeting issue 'Forces in cancer interdisciplinary approaches in tumour mechanobiology'.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Selección Genética
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Movimiento Celular
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Evolución Biológica
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Carcinogénesis
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Neoplasias
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Humans
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En
Revista:
Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci
Año:
2019
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia
Pais de publicación:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM