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CD44 and CD24 coordinate the reprogramming of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells towards a cancer stem cell phenotype through STAT3 activation.
Oncotarget - 6 Sept 2016
Shen Yao-An, Wang Chia-Yu, Chuang Hui-Yen, Hwang John Jeng-Jong, Chi Wei-Hsin, Shu Chih-Hung, Ho Ching-Yin, Li Wing-Yin, Chen Yann-Jang
Abstract excerpt
Cell surface proteins such as CD44 and CD24 are used to distinguish cancer stem cells (CSCs) from the bulk-tumor population. However, the molecular functionalities of CD24 and CD44, and how these two molecules coordinate in CSCs remain poorly understood. We found that nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) cells with high expression of CD44 and CD24 proteins presented with pronounced CSC properties. Accordingly, a...
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