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SOX9 is a novel cancer stem cell marker surrogated by osteopontin in human hepatocellular carcinoma.
Scientific reports - 26 Jul 2016
Kawai Takayuki, Yasuchika Kentaro, Ishii Takamichi, Miyauchi Yuya, Kojima Hidenobu, Yamaoka Ryoya, Katayama Hokahiro, Yoshitoshi Elena Yukie, Ogiso Satoshi, Kita Sadahiko, Yasuda Katsutaro, Fukumitsu Ken, Komori Junji, Hatano Etsuro, Kawaguchi Yoshiya, Uemoto Shinji
Abstract excerpt
The current lack of cancer stem cell (CSC) markers that are easily evaluated by blood samples prevents the establishment of new therapeutic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, we examined whether sex determining region Y-box 9 (SOX9) represents a new CSC marker, and whether osteopontin (OPN) can be used as a surrogate marker of SOX9 in HCC. In HCC cell lines transfected with a SOX9...
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