Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability

Abstract Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a form of embryonic cell plasticity reactivated in adult cells during injury and cancer. A recent study by Perelli et al. demonstrates that EMT confers an evolutionary advantage to tumors by inducing chromosomal instability, structural genomic r...

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Main Authors: Julienne L. Carstens, Sara Lovisa
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-025-03402-x
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description Abstract Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a form of embryonic cell plasticity reactivated in adult cells during injury and cancer. A recent study by Perelli et al. demonstrates that EMT confers an evolutionary advantage to tumors by inducing chromosomal instability, structural genomic rearrangements and chromothripsis, thus favoring the emergence of high-fitness malignant clones.
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spelling doaj-art-bef29b8b971d4ccaaaca246094c322752025-08-20T02:55:24ZengBMCJournal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research1756-99662025-04-014411510.1186/s13046-025-03402-xEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instabilityJulienne L. Carstens0Sara Lovisa1Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology & Oncology, University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas UniversityAbstract Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) is a form of embryonic cell plasticity reactivated in adult cells during injury and cancer. A recent study by Perelli et al. demonstrates that EMT confers an evolutionary advantage to tumors by inducing chromosomal instability, structural genomic rearrangements and chromothripsis, thus favoring the emergence of high-fitness malignant clones.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-025-03402-xEMTEpithelial-to-mesenchymal transitionGenomic instabilityCell plasticityCancer
spellingShingle Julienne L. Carstens
Sara Lovisa
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
EMT
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Genomic instability
Cell plasticity
Cancer
title Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
title_full Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
title_fullStr Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
title_full_unstemmed Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
title_short Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
title_sort epithelial to mesenchymal transition drives cancer genomic instability
topic EMT
Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition
Genomic instability
Cell plasticity
Cancer
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-025-03402-x
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