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PDGF-B Can Sustain Self-renewal and Tumorigenicity of Experimental Glioma-Derived Cancer-Initiating Cells by Preventing Oligodendrocyte Differentiation
1 Jun 2011
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According to the cancer stem cell (CSC)/cancer-initiating cell hypothesis, glioma development is driven by a subpopulation of cells with unique tumor-regenerating capacity. We have characterized sphere-cultured glioma-derived cancer-initiating cells (GICs) from experimental gliomas induced by platelet-derived growth factor-B (PDGF-B) in neonatal Gtv-a Arf(-/-) mice. We found that the GICs can maintain their stem...
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