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Autophagy positively regulates the CD44(+) CD24(-/low) breast cancer stem-like phenotype.
Cell cycle (Georgetown, Tex.) - 15 Nov 2011
Cufí Sílvia, Vazquez-Martin Alejandro, Oliveras-Ferraros Cristina, Martin-Castillo Begoña, Vellon Luciano, Menendez Javier A
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The molecular mechanisms used by breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) to survive and/or maintain their undifferentiated CD44(+) CD24(-/low ) mesenchymal-like antigenic state remains largely unexplored. Autophagy, a key homeostatic process of cytoplasmic degradation and recycling evolved to respond to stress conditions, might be causally fundamental in the biology of BCSCs. Stable & specific knockdown of...
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