Breast Cancer Stem Cells Transition between Epithelial and Mesenchymal States Reflective of their Normal Counterparts

Previous studies have suggested that breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) mediate metastasis, are resistant to radiation and chemotherapy, and contribute to relapse. Although several BCSC markers have been described, it is unclear whether these markers identify the same or independent BCSCs. Here, we sh...

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Main Authors: Suling Liu, Yang Cong, Dong Wang, Yu Sun, Lu Deng, Yajing Liu, Rachel Martin-Trevino, Li Shang, Sean P. McDermott, Melissa D. Landis, Suhyung Hong, April Adams, Rosemarie D’Angelo, Christophe Ginestier, Emmanuelle Charafe-Jauffret, Shawn G. Clouthier, Daniel Birnbaum, Stephen T. Wong, Ming Zhan, Jenny C. Chang, Max S. Wicha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-01-01
Series:Stem Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671113001495