ERC Consolidator Grant · 2025
Single-cell ribosome profiling to monitor the translational landscape of tumor-initiating cells
Temporal control of gene expression is critical for cancer cells. However, while transcriptional control has been extensively studied in cancer, it has become evident that translational control is a major determinant of protein abundance and cellular function. Therefore, protein synthesis pathways have immense, hitherto untapped potential to understand tumorigenesis and may provide novel entry points for cancer therapies. Tumors are heterogeneous tissues, where a small subset of tumor-initiating cells plays a key role in cancer progression and therapy resistance. Tumor-initiating cells exhibit low protein synthesis rates, a hallmark of stemness, yet how translational control impacts their…
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