HIF-2α promotes conversion to a stem cell phenotype and induces chemoresistance in breast cancer cells by activating Wnt and Notch pathways

Abstract Background Hypoxic tumor microenvironment and maintenance of stemness contribute to drug resistance in breast cancer. However, whether Hypoxia-inducible factor-2α (HIF-2α) in hypoxic tumor microenvironment mediates conversion to a stem cell phenotype and chemoresistance of breast tumors has...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan Yan, Fangxiao Liu, Li Han, Lin Zhao, Jianjun Chen, Olufunmilayo I Olopade, Miao He, Minjie Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-018-0925-x