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Titel: | Mechanisms of the MRTF-A controlled myofibroblastic differentiation and its influence on the tumour propagating function of mesenchymal stromal cells |
Autor(en): | Werner, Sara![]() |
Gutachter: | Posern, Guido![]() Müller, Lutz P. ![]() Wagner, Wolfgang ![]() |
Körperschaft: | Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2024 |
Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 109 Seiten) |
Typ: | Hochschulschrift![]() |
Art: | Dissertation |
Datum der Verteidigung: | 2025-05-12 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:4-1981185920-1222631 |
Zusammenfassung: | MRTF-A is a key transcriptional regulator of myofibroblastic differentiation. This thesis investigates its role in primary human mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in colorectal cancer. TGF-β1, secreted by colorectal cancer cells such as HCT-8, activates MRTF-A, driving the expression of contractile and extracellular matrix genes and establishing a distinct myofibroblastic signature. These changes resemble features of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). Functionally, MRTF-A enhances the tumour-supportive phenotype of MSCs, as shown in vitro and in a colorectal cancer xenograft model. MRTF-A depletion via siRNA and shRNA reduces both myofibroblastic traits and pro-tumourigenic effects, underscoring MRTF-A as a central mediator of TGF-β–driven stromal activation. |
URI: | https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/122263 |
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Dissertation_MLU_2025_WernerSara.pdf | 11.31 MB | Adobe PDF | Öffnen/Anzeigen |