Cancer Stem Cell News Volume 2.24 | Jun 19 2013

PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by impact factor of the journal)

Lineage Tracing Reveals Multipotent Stem Cells Maintain Human Adenomas and the Pattern of Clonal Expansion in Tumor Evolution
Researchers identified multipotential stem cells within human colorectal adenomas and use methylation patterns of nonexpressed genes to characterize clonal evolution. [Proc Natl Acad Sci USA] Abstract

PPARγ Maintains ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Results show that the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) pathway is critical for the cancer stem cell properties of ERBB2-positive breast cancer cells. [Oncogene] Full Article

The Pluripotency Factor Nanog Promotes Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis and Metastasis
To elucidate the physiological roles of Nanog in tumorigenesis, researchers developed an inducible Nanog transgenic mouse model, in which the expression of Nanog in adult tissues can be induced via LoxP/Cre-mediated deletion. Their findings indicate that overexpression of Nanog in the mammary gland is not sufficient to induce mammary tumor. However, when coexpressed with Wnt-1 in the mouse mammary gland, it promotes mammary tumorigenesis and metastasis. [Oncogene] Abstract

IMP1 Promotes Tumor Growth, Dissemination, and a Tumor-Initiating Cell Phenotype in Colorectal Cancer Cell Xenografts
Scientists demonstrate that Igf2 mRNA binding protein 1 (IMP1) overexpression decreases E-cadherin expression, promotes survival of single tumor cell-derived colonospheres, and promotes enrichment and maintenance of a population of CD24⁺CD44⁺ cells, signifying that IMP1 overexpressing cells display evidence of loss of epithelial identity as well as enhancement of a tumor-initiating cell phenotype. [Carcinogenesis] Abstract

Metalloproteinase-Disintegrin ADAM12 Is Associated with a Breast Tumor-Initiating Cell Phenotype
Researchers found that ADAM12L, but not the alternative splice variant ADAM12S, is a part of stromal, mammosphere, and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition gene signatures, which are all associated with breast tumor-initiating cells. [Breast Cancer Res Treat] Abstract

Identification of Cancer Stem-Like Side Population Cells in Purified Primary Cultured Human Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Epithelia
Findings suggest that the primary cultured and purified laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma cells (LSCCs) contain cancer stem-like side population cells, which may serve as a valuable model for cancer stem cell research in LSCC. [PLoS One] Full Article

Pulmonary Fibroblasts Induce Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition and Some Characteristics of Stem Cells in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Investigators aimed to clarify the role of fibroblasts in tumor progression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Fibroblasts were associated with increased malignant potential and the acquisition of stemness in NSCLC tumors. [Ann Thorac Surg] Abstract

Immune Design Partners with Leading Cancer Organizations to Advance Novel Immunotherapy Research
The Cancer Research Institute, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and Immune Design announced that they have signed a collaboration agreement to advance cancer immunotherapy research. Specifically, the partnership will focus on clinical trials to test novel combinations of immunotherapies, including two investigational drugs from Immune Design’s pipeline. [Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research Ltd]
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