MCM7 supports the stemness of bladder cancer stem-like cells by enhancing autophagic flux

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Autophagy plays critical roles in the pluripotent stemness of cancer stem cells (CSCs). However, how CSCs maintain the elevated autophagy to support stemness remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that bladder cancer stem-like cells (BCSLCs) are at slow-cycling state with enhanced autophagy and mitophagy. In these slow-cycling BCSLCs, the DNA replication initiator MCM7 is required for autophagy and stemness. MCM7...

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