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Dynamic Phenotypic Transition of Breast Cancer Cells In Vitro Revealed by Self-floating Cell Culture.
Anticancer research - 1 Apr 2017
Oku Yusuke, Nishiya Naoyuki, Tsuda Kayoko, Shibazaki Masahiko, Maesawa Chihaya, Uehara Yoshimasa
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BACKGROUND: Breast tumor heterogeneity leads to phenotypic diversity, such as tumor-initiating and metastatic properties and drug sensitivity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We found that a self-floating cell (SFC) culture enriches a drug-resistant subpopulation in a HER2-positive breast cancer cell line. SFCs were analyzed for cancer stem cell markers, gene expression profiles, and sensitivity for anticancer drugs....
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