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Pleural mesothelioma side populations have a precursor phenotype.
Carcinogenesis - 1 Sept 2011
Frei Claudia, Opitz Isabelle, Soltermann Alex, Fischer Bruno, Moura Ubiratan, Rehrauer Hubert, Weder Walter, Stahel Rolf, Felley-Bosco Emanuela
Abstract excerpt
DyeCycleViolet was used to set up the side population (SP) functional assay aimed at identifying subpopulations of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumor cells with chemoresistance phenotype associated with ABCG2 transporter activity. Self-renewal, chemoresistance and tumorigenicity were tested for SP and non-side population (NSP) cells. Tumors were characterized by mesothelin, calretinin, N-cadherin, D2-40...
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