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Bmi1 controls tumor development in an Ink4a/Arf-independent manner in a mouse model for glioma.
Cancer cell - 1 Oct 2007
Bruggeman Sophia W M, Hulsman Danielle, Tanger Ellen, Buckle Tessa, Blom Marleen, Zevenhoven John, van Tellingen Olaf, van Lohuizen Maarten
Abstract excerpt
The Polycomb group and oncogene Bmi1 is required for the proliferation of various differentiated cells and for the self-renewal of stem cells and leukemic cancer stem cells. Repression of the Ink4a/Arf locus is a well described mechanism through which Bmi1 can exert its proliferative effects. However, we now demonstrate in an orthotopic transplantation model for glioma, a type of cancer harboring cancer stem...
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