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Transferrin receptor regulates malignancies and the stemness of hepatocellular carcinoma-derived cancer stem-like cells by affecting iron accumulation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Xiao Chong, Fu Xi, Wang Yuting, Liu Hong, Jiang Yifang, Zhao Ziyi, You Fengming
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BACKGROUND: Iron metabolism is essential because it plays regulatory roles in various physiological and pathological processes. Disorders of iron metabolism balance are related to various cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) exert critical effects on chemotherapy failure, cancer metastasis, and subsequent disease recurrence and relapse. However, little is known about how iron...
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