Human α(2)β(1)(HI) CD133(+VE) epithelial prostate stem cells express low levels of active androgen receptor.

Stem cells are thought to be the cell of origin in malignant transformation in many tissues, but their role in human prostate carcinogenesis continues to be debated. One of the conflicts with this model is that cancer stem cells have been described to lack androgen receptor (AR) expression, which is...

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Main Authors: Stuart C Williamson, Anastasia C Hepburn, Laura Wilson, Kelly Coffey, Claudia A Ryan-Munden, Deepali Pal, Hing Y Leung, Craig N Robson, Rakesh Heer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23145034/pdf/?tool=EBI