Cancer Stem Cell News Volume 3.29 | Jul 30 2014

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    Cancer Stem Cell News 3.29 July 30, 2014

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    TOP STORY
    DNA-Damage-Induced Differentiation of Leukemic Cells as an Anti-Cancer Barrier
    Researchers show that the histone methyl-transferase MLL4, a suppressor of B-cell lymphoma is required for stem-cell activity and an aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia harboring the MLL-AF9 oncogene. [Nature] Abstract
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    PUBLICATIONS (Ranked by impact factor of the journal)
    Epigenetic Targeting of Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells
    Researchers demonstrate that aldehyde dehydrogenase+ ovarian cancer cells possess multiple stem cell characteristics, are highly chemoresistant, and are enriched in xenografts residual after platinum therapy. [Cancer Res] Abstract

    Endothelial Interleukin-6 Defines the Tumorigenic Potential of Primary Human Cancer Stem Cells
    Researchers report that stromal interleukin (IL)-6 defines the tumorigenic capacity of cancer stem cells (CSC) sorted from primary human head and neck squamous cell carcinomas and transplanted into mice. In search for the cellular source of IL-6, they observed a direct correlation between IL-6 levels in tumor-associated endothelial cells and the tumorigenicity of CSC. [Stem Cells] Abstract

    miR-7, Inhibited Indirectly by LincRNA HOTAIR, Directly Inhibits SETDB1 and Reverses the EMT of Breast Cancer Stem Cells by Downregulating the STAT3 Pathway
    Investigators show that microRNA-7 (miR-7), which was downregulated in breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) isolated from the human MCF-7 and MDA-MB-231 cell lines, inhibited cell invasion and metastasis, decreased the BCSC population and partially reversed epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in MDA-MB-231 cells by directly targeting the oncogene, SETDB1. [Stem Cells] Abstract

    Nestin Positively Regulates the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway and the Proliferation, Survival, and Invasiveness of Breast Cancer Stem Cells
    Researchers investigated Nestin expression in triple-negative breast cancer and examined how the modulation of Nestin expression affects cell cycle progression, survival, invasion and regulatory signaling in breast cancer stem cells in vitro. [Breast Cancer Res] Abstract | Full Article

    Selective Release of a Cyclopamine Glucuronide Prodrug towards Stem-Like Cancer Cell Inhibition in Glioblastoma
    Scientists tested a derivatization product of cyclopamine in the form of cyclopamine glucuronide prodrug. This compound was used in vitro and in vivo toward glioblastoma-initiating cells. [Mol Cancer Ther] Abstract

    Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy and Effective Elimination of Cancer Stem Cells Using Surfactant-Polymer Nanoparticles
    Investigators found that nanoparticle encapsulated methylene blue has the capacity to eliminate cancer stem cells under hypoxic conditions. [Mol Pharm] Abstract

    Resveratrol Inhibits Breast Cancer Stem-Like Cells and Induces Autophagy via Suppressing Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathway
    Scientists investigated the effects of resveratrol on breast cancer stem cells (CSCs). Resveratrol significantly inhibits the proliferation of breast CSCs (BCSCs) isolated from MCF-7 and SUM159, and decreased the percentage of BCSCs population, consequently reduced the size and number of mammospheres in non-adherent spherical clusters. [PLoS One] Full Article

    Reprogramming Ovarian and Breast Cancer Cells into Non-Cancerous Cells by Low-Dose Metformin or SN-38 through FOXO3 Activation
    Scientists show that low-dose metformin or SN-38 inhibits cell growth or survival in ovarian and breast cancer cells and suppresses their tumor growth in vivo. Low-dose metformin or SN-38 increases FOXO3 nuclear localization as well as the amount of DNA damage markers and downregulates the expression of a cancer-stemness marker CD44 and other stemness markers, including Nanog, Oct-4, and c-Myc, in these cancer cells. [Sci Rep] Full Article

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    REVIEWS
    The Emerging Role of Tumor-Suppressive MicroRNA-218 in Targeting Glioblastoma Stemness
    An accumulating body of evidence shows that microRNA-218 (miR-218) may act as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting glioblastoma invasion, migration, proliferation and stemness through its different targets, indicating the great potential and relevance of miR-218 as a novel class of therapeutic target in glioblastoma. [Cancer Lett] Abstract

    Cancer Stem Cell Detection and Isolation
    Considering cancer stem cells (CSCs) involvement in tumor relapse and chemotherapeutic resistance, identification of such cells in tumors is imperative for effective targeted therapy. The authors introduce practical and specific protocols used to isolate CSCs from solid tumors from colon, esophagus, liver, breast, brain, and cervix. [Med Oncol] Abstract

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    INDUSTRY NEWS
    Baylor Sammons Cancer Center Joins Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Clinical Trial Site for Actinium’s Actimab-A Clinical Trial
    Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced cancers, announced the addition of Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center as a clinical trial site for Actimab-A. [Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Business Wire)] Press Release

    Incyte Announces Clinical Trial Agreement to Evaluate Combination of Two Novel Cancer Immunotherapies
    Incyte Corporation announced that it has entered into a clinical trial agreement with Genentech to evaluate the safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of Incyte’s oral indoleamine dioxygenase-1 inhibitor, INCB24360, in combination with Genentech’s PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitor, MPDL3280A, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. [Incyte Corporation] Press Release

    Novogen and CanTx Appoint Contract Manufacturers to Produce Clinical Batches of Cantrixil®
    Oncology drug developer, CanTx Inc., and its parent company, Novogen Ltd. announced that they have named two key contract manufacturing organizations to produce clinical batches of the experimental anti-cancer drug, Cantrixilâ„¢. [Novogen Ltd.] Press Release

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    POLICY NEWS
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    EVENTS
    NEW FAST: Functional Analysis & Screening Technologies Congress
    November 17-19, 2014
    Boston, United States

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    JOB OPPORTUNITIES
    NEW PhD Student – Cancer Stem Cells (KU Leuven)

    Technical Account Manager (GlobalStem)

    Postdoctoral Position – Molecular Properties of Leukemic Stem Cells (BC Cancer Agency)

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Genome Editing in Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Study Hereditary Cancer-Associated Mutations (UConn Health Center)

    PhD Candidate – Mammary Stem Cell Biology (University of Amsterdam)

    Postdoctoral Research Associate – Cancer Stem Cell Biology (University of California, San Diego)

    Postdoctoral Position – Stem Cells and Cancer (Brigham & Women’s Hospital – Harvard Medical School)

    Research Assistant/Research Associate – Stem Cell and Cancer Biology (University of North Texas Health Science Center)

    Postdoctoral Fellow – Stem Cells and Cancer (Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York)

    Postdoctoral Fellowships – Cancer Research (German Cancer Research Center [DKFZ])

    Scientist – Pluripotent Stem Cell Media Development, High Throughput Screening (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)

    Scientist – Cell Culture Support Products (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)

    Scientist – Immunology/Cell Separation (STEMCELL Technologies Inc.)


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