Neutrophils create a fertile soil for metastasis

Neutrophils can facilitate the metastatic spread of cancer; however, how neutrophils are activated at metastatic sites remains poorly understood. In this issue, Xiao et al. demonstrate that the protease cathepsin C, secreted by breast cancer cells, triggers neutrophils to form neutrophil extracellul...

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Published in:Cancer cell Vol. 39; no. 3; p. 301
Main Authors: Kos, Kevin, de Visser, Karin E
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 08.03.2021
ISSN:1878-3686, 1878-3686
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Summary:Neutrophils can facilitate the metastatic spread of cancer; however, how neutrophils are activated at metastatic sites remains poorly understood. In this issue, Xiao et al. demonstrate that the protease cathepsin C, secreted by breast cancer cells, triggers neutrophils to form neutrophil extracellular traps in the metastatic niche, thereby promoting lung metastasis.
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ISSN:1878-3686
1878-3686
DOI:10.1016/j.ccell.2021.01.009