A stem cell reporter based platform to identify and target drug resistant stem cells in myeloid leukemia

Identifying leukaemia stem cells (LSC) and defining how they drive tumourigenesis might aid in the treatment of disease. Here, the authors show that a reporter Musashi 2 can serve as a platform to effectively identify leukemic stem cells and it is used to define Syndecan-1 as a dependency for these...

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Main Authors: Kyle Spinler, Jeevisha Bajaj, Takahiro Ito, Bryan Zimdahl, Michael Hamilton, Armin Ahmadi, Claire S. Koechlein, Nikki Lytle, Hyog Young Kwon, Ferdous Anower-E-Khuda, Hao Sun, Allen Blevins, Joi Weeks, Marcie Kritzik, Jan Karlseder, Mark H. Ginsberg, Pyong Woo Park, Jeffrey D. Esko, Tannishtha Reya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19782-x