Abstract
The current chapter focuses on the role of Caveolin-1 (Cav-1) in cellular growth with an emphasis on its implication in breast cancer initiation, progression, clinical prognosis and as a potential therapeutic target. The role of Cav-1 as a tumor suppressor in breast cancer has emerged in the past few years, with dual functions on both cancer epithelium as well as the cancer stroma. Its multiple functions as a regulator of estrogen signaling and kinase activity and its newly found role as an important factor controlling the dynamic relationship between cancer epithelia and stroma position Cav-1 as a new therapeutic target for the treatment of breast cancer. © 2012 Landes Bioscience and Springer Science+Business Media.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 83-94 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology |
Volume | 729 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |