Cancer Stem Cell News Volume 5.13 | Apr 6 2016

Circulating Tumor Cells Exhibit Stem Cell Characteristics in an Orthotopic Mouse Model of Colorectal Cancer
The authors aimed to characterize colorectal cancer-derived circulating tumor cells (CTCs) to eventually identify the clinically relevant subfraction of CTCs. [Oncotarget] Full Article

Multifunctional Targeting Vinorelbine plus Tetrandrine Liposomes for Treating Brain Glioma along with Eliminating Glioma Stem Cells
Targeting conjugates of cholesterol polyethylene glycol polyethylenimine and D-a-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate vapreotide were newly synthesized for transporting drugs across the blood-brain barrier and targeting glioma cells and glioma stem cells. [Oncotarget] Full Article

ASC-J9^®, and Not Casodex or Enzalutamide, Suppresses Prostate Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cell Invasion via Altering the EZH2-STAT3 Signals
Researchers demonstrated that androgen deprivation therapy with anti-androgens Casodex and Enzalutamide, but not newly identified AR degradation enhancer ASC-J9^®, increased prostate cancer (PCa) stem/progenitor population, which might then lead to enhanced PCa cell invasion. [Cancer Lett] Abstract

MicroRNA Profiling of Cisplatin-Resistant Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cell Lines Enriched with Cancer-Stem-Cell-Like and Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition-Type Features
Investigators aimed to identify the specific deregulated miRNAs which are responsible for development of resistance phenotype through regulating their resistance related target gene expression in oral squamous cell carcinoma. [Sci Rep] Full Article

Novel PKC-ζ to p47^phox Interaction Is Necessary for Transformation from Blebbishields
Scientists demonstrated that a novel PKC-ζ to p47^phox interaction is required for reactive oxygen species production in cancer cells. [Sci Rep] Full Article

CD55 Is a HIF-2α Marker with Anti-Adhesive and Pro-Invading Properties in Neuroblastoma
Scientists revealed that CD55 is a novel target of hypoxia-inducible factor HIF-2α in neuroblastoma (NB) cells. They showed that HIF-2α expression is sufficient to sustain stem-like features of NB cells, whereas CD55 protein upon HIF-2α expression contributes to growth of colonies and to invasion of cells, but not to stemness features. [Oncogenesis] Full Article

Glioma Stem Cells but Not Bulk Glioma Cells Upregulate IL-6 Secretion in Microglia/Brain Macrophages via Toll-Like Receptor 4 Signaling
Researchers explored the interaction between glioma stem cells (GSCs) and microglia/brain macrophages. Using CD133 as a marker of stemness, they enriched for or deprived the mouse glioma cell line GL261 of GSCs by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. [J Neuropathol Exp Neurol] Abstract

Hypoxia Regulates Stemness of Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cells
The investigators cultured MDA-MB-231 cells in a hypoxic gas mixture to simulate the hypoxic environment in tissues and to determine how hypoxia conditions could affect the cell proliferation, apoptosis, cytotoxicity, and colony-forming ability. [Med Oncol] Full Article

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VUMC and Celgene Corporation Enter into Research Agreement to Accelerate Development of Next-Generation Therapeutics
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) has entered into a strategic research agreement with Celgene Corporation. This collaboration will leverage BioVU, a DNA database linked to de-identified health information that includes 2.5 million clinical records and 215,000 genetic samples. [Vanderbilt University Medical Center] Press Release

$1.8 Million Supports Further Exploration of Drug Compound on Commonly Mutated Gene
Researcher and surgical oncologist Darren R. Carpizo, MD, PhD, has been awarded a $1,839,863 grant from the National Cancer Institute to build upon research from his laboratory examining a drug compound that restores tumor suppressor function in the most commonly mutated gene in human cancer – the p53 gene. [Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey] Press Release

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