TWIST1 Activates Cancer Stem Cell Marker Genes to Promote Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition and Tumorigenesis in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Investigators identified a role for Twist-related protein 1 (TWIST1) in the establishment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma CSC-like phenotype, facilitating the transformation of non-CSCs to CSCs.