Browsing by Author "Ware, Kathryn E."

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    EMT and MET: necessary or permissive for metastasis?
    (Wiley, 2017) Jolly, Mohit Kumar; Ware, Kathryn E.; Gilja, Shivee; Somarelli, Jason A.; Levine, Herbert; Bioengineering; Center for Theoretical Biological Physics
    Epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) and its reverse mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition (MET) have been suggested to play crucial roles in metastatic dissemination of carcinomas. These phenotypic transitions between states are not binary. Instead, carcinoma cells often exhibit a spectrum of epithelial/mesenchymal phenotype(s). While epithelial/mesenchymal plasticity has been observed preclinically and clinically, whether any of these phenotypic transitions are indispensable for metastatic outgrowth remains an unanswered question. Here, we focus on epithelial/mesenchymal plasticity in metastatic dissemination and propose alternative mechanisms for successful dissemination and metastases beyond the traditional EMT/MET view. We highlight multiple hypotheses that can help reconcile conflicting observations, and outline the next set of key questions that can offer valuable insights into mechanisms of metastasis in multiple tumor models.
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    Induction of Mesenchymal-Epithelial Transitions in Sarcoma Cells
    (JoVE, 2017) Ware, Kathryn E.; Gilja, Shivee; Xu, Shenghan; Shetler, Samantha; Jolly, Mohit K.; Wang, Xueyang; Dewitt, Suzanne Bartholf; Hish, Alexander J.; Jordan, Sarah; Eward, William; Levine, Herbert; Armstrong, Andrew J.; Somarelli, Jason A.; Bioengineering
    We present here a cell culture method for inducing mesenchymal-epithelial transitions (MET) in sarcoma cells based on combined ectopic expression of microRNA-200 family members and grainyhead-like 2 (GRHL2). This method is suitable for better understanding the biological impact of phenotypic plasticity on cancer aggressiveness and treatments.