Role of Akt Isoforms Controlling Cancer Stem Cell Survival, Phenotype and Self-Renewal

The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis suggests that tumours are maintained by a subpopulation of cells with stem cell properties. Although the existence of CSCs was initially described in human leukaemia, less evidence exists for CSCs in solid tumours. Recently, a CD133+ cell subpopulation was isola...

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Main Authors: Sergio Rivas, Carla Gómez-Oro, Inés M. Antón, Francisco Wandosell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-03-01
Series:Biomedicines
Subjects:
Akt
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/6/1/29