Table 6

Correlation of mouse mammary stem-like gene expression and published breast tumor lung metastasis signatures

Lung metastasis signature: 14 genes, nine of which (64%) changed in stem-like stage


High at stem-like stage (9 genes)

Low at stem-like stage (0 genes)

Unchanged (5 genes)


Id1 – regulation of transcription

Kynu – metabolic process

Tnc – cell adhesion

Man1a1 – metabolic process

Ly6ea – cell surface receptor-linked signal transduction

Vcam1 – membrane to membrane docking

Ltbp1 – growth factor binding

Cxcr4 – apoptosis

Angptl4a – regulation of apoptosis

Nedd9 – cell cycle/cell adhesion

Ptgs2 – regulation of cell proliferation

Cxcl1 – negative regulation of cell proliferation

Ereg – regulation of mitosis

Fscn1 – cell proliferation


From Minn et al. [38]. Names and biological process (as defined by gene ontology, selected and/or abbreviated to fit table) are provided. aHigh in pre-differentiated stage only.

Williams et al. Breast Cancer Research 2009 11:R26   doi:10.1186/bcr2256

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