Hiwi Promotes the Proliferation of Colorectal Cancer Cells via Upregulating Global DNA Methylation

Hiwi is well known for its role in stem cell renewal, maintaining the resting stage, and downregulating cell cycle of stem cells via RNA silencing. And Hiwi overexpression has been recognized in several types of cancers. In the present study, we examined the Hiwi expression in colorectal cancer (CRC...

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Main Authors: Lin Yang, Lei Bi, Qingwei Liu, Meng Zhao, Bin Cao, Dong Li, Jianjun Xiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Disease Markers
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/383056