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Bmi1 marks distinct castration-resistant luminal progenitor cells competent for prostate regeneration and tumour initiation.
Nature communications - 5 Oct 2016
Yoo Young A, Roh Meejeon, Naseem Anum F, Lysy Barbara, Desouki Mohamed M, Unno Kenji, Abdulkadir Sarki A
Abstract excerpt
Identification of defined cell populations with stem/progenitor properties is key for understanding prostate development and tumorigenesis. Here we show that the polycomb repressor protein Bmi1 marks a population of castration-resistant luminal epithelial cells enriched in the mouse proximal prostate. We employ lineage tracing to show that these castration-resistant Bmi1-expressing cells (or CARBs) are capable of...
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