The Bony Side of Endothelial Cells in Prostate Cancer

Publication Year
2017

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

Prostate cancer bone metastases are primarily osteoblastic, but the source of bone-forming cells in these lesions remains poorly defined. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Lin et al. (2017) demonstrate that tumor-associated endothelial cells can give rise to osteoblasts in prostate cancer through endothelial-to-osteoblast (EC-to-OSB) conversion.

Journal
Dev Cell
Volume
41
Issue
5
Pages
451-452
Date Published
06/2017
ISSN Number
1878-1551
Alternate Journal
Dev. Cell
PMID
28586639