The therapies for bone metastatic prostate cancer are limited and the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, the authors show that bone derived TGF-β induces acetylation of KLF5 (Ac-KLF5), and Ac-KLF5 promotes prostate cancer bone metastasis and resistance to docetaxel by upregulating CXCR4.
- Baotong Zhang
- Yixiang Li
- Jin-Tang Dong