Cell Press, Cancer Cell, 5(15), p. 355-357, 2009
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2009.04.003
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Macrophage infiltration and inflammatory cytokines are powerful drivers of tumorigenesis and metastasis. Wu et al., in this issue of Cancer Cell, show that TNFalpha-dependent NFkappaB activation induces COP9 signalosome-mediated inhibition of GSK3beta and the SCF(beta-TRCP) ubiquitin ligase, thus leading to stabilization of the transcription factor Snail and promoting cell migration and metastasis.