Cancer stem cells: advances in knowledge and implications for cancer therapy

X Chu, W Tian, J Ning, G Xiao, Y Zhou… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a small subset of cells in tumors that are characterized by self-
renewal and continuous proliferation, lead to tumorigenesis, metastasis, and maintain tumor …

Stem cell fate in cancer growth, progression and therapy resistance

NK Lytle, AG Barber, T Reya - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Although we have come a long way in our understanding of the signals that drive cancer
growth, and how these signals can be targeted, effective control of this disease remains a …

[HTML][HTML] Glioma stem cells and their roles within the hypoxic tumor microenvironment

NH Boyd, AN Tran, JD Bernstock, T Etminan… - Theranostics, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumor microenvironments are the result of cellular alterations in cancer that support
unrestricted growth and proliferation and result in further modifications in cell behavior …

Kunitz-type protease inhibitor TFPI2 remodels stemness and immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in glioblastoma

L Pang, M Dunterman, S Guo, F Khan, Y Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) tumors consist of multiple cell populations, including self-renewing
glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) and immunosuppressive microglia. Here we identified …

Radioresistance in Glioblastoma and the Development of Radiosensitizers

MY Ali, CR Oliva, ASM Noman, BG Allen, PC Goswami… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Numerous mechanisms of glioblastoma (GBM) radioresistance have been
identified but have not yet resulted in development of effective radiosensitizer that can …

Circadian regulator CLOCK recruits immune-suppressive microglia into the GBM tumor microenvironment

P Chen, WH Hsu, A Chang, Z Tan, Z Lan, A Zhou… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a lethal brain tumor containing a subpopulation of glioma stem cells
(GSC). Pan-cancer analyses have revealed that stemness of cancer cells correlates …

PRMT1-dependent regulation of RNA metabolism and DNA damage response sustains pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

V Giuliani, MA Miller, CY Liu, SR Hartono… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer that has remained
clinically challenging to manage. Here we employ an RNAi-based in vivo functional …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting cancer stem cells and their niche: perspectives for future therapeutic targets and strategies

Y Zhao, Q Dong, J Li, K Zhang, J Qin, J Zhao… - Seminars in cancer …, 2018 - Elsevier
A small subpopulation of cells within the bulk of tumors share features with somatic stem
cells, in that, they are capable of self-renewal, they differentiate, and are highly resistant to …

CD13 promotes hepatocellular carcinogenesis and sorafenib resistance by activating HDAC5‐LSD1‐NF‐κB oncogenic signaling

B Hu, Y Xu, YC Li, JF Huang, JW Cheng… - Clinical and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale CD13 is a new marker for liver cancer stem cells (CSCs) that contributes to
sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the underlying …

PAF remodels the DREAM complex to bypass cell quiescence and promote lung tumorigenesis

MJ Kim, C Cervantes, YS Jung, X Zhang, J Zhang… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
The DREAM complex orchestrates cell quiescence and the cell cycle. However, how the
DREAM complex is deregulated in cancer remains elusive. Here, we report that PAF …