ArticleCell reports2022
Adipocyte mesenchymal transition contributes to mammary tumor progression.
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- PDGF signaling regulates the adipocyte-to-fibroblast transition in wound healing.Cell reports · 2026Article
- IL-1β/CXCL12 signalling orchestrates adipocyte-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor crosstalk.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Large adipocytes increase vesicle-mediated lipid release and promote breast cancer malignancy.Cell reports · 2026Article
- Peritumoural adipose tissue drives immune evasion in colorectal cancer via adipose-mesenchymal transformation.Nature cell biology · 2026Article
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- Navigating the Tumor Microenvironment in Colorectal Liver Metastasis: Barriers to Therapy and Emerging Opportunities.Oncology research · 2026Review
- Cancer-associated adipocyte promote progression and immunosuppression in triple-negative breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Cancer-associated adipocytes confer CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in ER+ breast cancer through an IL-6/STAT3/SREBF2 axis coupled with cholesterol metabolism and cell cycle reprogramming.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- A crosstalk between tumor cells and adipocytes facilitates tumor cell migration and invasion.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- Cancer-Associated Adipocytes in Human Breast Cancer: An Observational Histopathological Study of Dedifferentiation and Stromal Transition.The breast journal · 2026Observational
- Catabolic rewiring in cancer impacts dietary interventions.Communications biology · 2025Review
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- Breast cancer cell-derived adrenomedullin confers cancer-associated adipose remodeling through the cAMP/Creb1/Zeb1 axis.British journal of cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
Obesity is associated with increased cancer incidence and progression. However, the relationship between adiposity and cancer remains poorly understood at the mechanistic level. Here, we report that adipocytes from tumor-invasive mammary fat undergo de-differentiation to fibroblast-like precursor cells during tumor progression and integrate into the tumor microenvironment. Single-cell sequencing reveals that these de-differentiated adipocytes lose their original identities and transform into multiple cell types, including myofibroblast- and macrophage-like cells, with their characteristic features involved in immune response, inflammation, and extracellular matrix remodeling. The de-differentiated cells are metabolically distinct from tumor-associated fibroblasts but exhibit comparable effects on tumor cell proliferation. Inducing de-differentiation by Xbp1s overexpression promotes tumor progression despite lower adiposity. In contrast, promoting lipid-storage capacity in adipocytes through MitoNEET overexpression curbs tumor growth despite greater adiposity. Collectively, the metabolic interplay between tumor cells and adipocytes induces adipocyte mesenchymal transition and contributes to reconfigure the stroma into a more tumor-friendly microenvironment.
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