PI3K/Akt pathway and Nanog maintain cancer stem cells in sarcomas
Abstract The self-renewal transcription factor Nanog and the phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)–Akt pathway are known to be essential for maintenance of mesenchymal stem cells. We evaluated their contribution to the maintenance of CD133(+) cancer stem-like cells (CSCs) and spheroid-forming cells in pa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2021-01-01
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Series: | Oncogenesis |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41389-020-00300-z |