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Prominin 1 marks intestinal stem cells that are susceptible to neoplastic transformation.
Nature - 29 Jan 2009
Zhu Liqin, Gibson Paul, Currle D Spencer, Tong Yiai, Richardson Robert J, Bayazitov Ildar T, Poppleton Helen, Zakharenko Stanislav, Ellison David W, Gilbertson Richard J
Abstract excerpt
Cancer stem cells are remarkably similar to normal stem cells: both self-renew, are multipotent and express common surface markers, for example, prominin 1 (PROM1, also called CD133). What remains unclear is whether cancer stem cells are the direct progeny of mutated stem cells or more mature cells that reacquire stem cell properties during tumour formation. Answering this question will require knowledge of...
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