Hostile takeover: glioma stem cells recruit TAMs to support tumor progression.

Shi, Yu; Ping, Yi-fang; Zhang, Xia; Bian, Xiu-wu · Cell Stem Cell · 2015

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Abstract

The dynamic interaction between cancer cells and immune cells is a critical concern for developing effective tumor immunotherapies. In a recent issue of Nature Cell Biology, Zhou et al. (2015) report that glioma stem cells secrete Periostin (POSTN), which recruits tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and supports the tumor-promoting M2 subtype.

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