Project description
In vitro dormancy culture systems for cancer treatment
The survival and reproduction of species depend on regulating cellular growth and dormancy, which are essential for reproduction, regeneration, and repair. Mechanisms like embryonic diapause allow organisms to pause development. During dormancy, embryonic cells undergo changes in their transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic pathways, preserving their stem cell characteristics for reactivation when conditions improve. However, dormancy poses challenges in cancer treatment, as cancer cells exploit these pathways to become drug-tolerant persister (DTP) cells, potentially leading to more aggressive relapses. This complicates efforts to target dormant cancer cells. The ERC-funded PathsToDormancy project will use in vitro dormancy culture systems to identify regulators of cancer dormancy with embryonic origins.
Objective
The survival and propagation of species fundamentally depend on the precise regulation of cellular growth and dormancy. This balance is crucial across various biological processes including reproduction, regeneration, and repair, where mechanisms such as embryonic diapause allow organisms to endure adverse conditions by temporarily halting development. During this dormant state, embryonic cells undergo significant rewiring of their transcriptional, epigenetic, and metabolic pathways, preserving their stem cell characteristics and enabling reactivation under more favorable conditions. Despite its essential role, dormancy presents challenges in cancer treatment. Cancer cells exploit conserved dormancy pathways to evade therapies, resulting in drug-tolerant persister (DTP) cells that can survive treatment, potentially leading to relapse with more aggressive and metastatic tumors. This phenomenon undermines efforts to combat cancer, as detecting and targeting dormant cancer cells remains a significant obstacle. Here we will leverage our in vitro dormancy culture systems identify regulators of cancer dormancy with embryonic origin.
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HORIZON.1.1 - European Research Council (ERC)
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80539 MUNCHEN
Germany
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