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Microbiota enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis-secreted BFT-1 promotes breast cancer cell stemness and ... - EurekAlert


<p>Tumor-resident microbiota, particularly enterotoxigenic <em><em>Bacteroides fragilis</em></em>&nbsp;(ETBF), enriched in breast tumors, secretes&nbsp;B. fragilis toxin1 (BFT-1), promoting breast cancer cell stemness and chemoresistance by binding to nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing&nbsp;1&nbsp;(NOD1).</p>

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