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A Culture Method to Maintain Quiescent Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells
Published on: May 17, 2021
ADAMDEC1 and FGF2/FGFR1 signaling constitute a positive feedback loop to maintain GBM cancer stem cells
Ana Jimenez-Pascual1, Justin D Lathia2,3, Florian A Siebzehnrubl1
1European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute, Cardiff University School of Biosciences, Cardiff, UK.
Abstract:
Identification of targetable mechanisms that maintain glioblastoma cancer stem cells (CSCs) remain a priority. Our study reveals a new mechanism by which a disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-like protein decysin 1 promotes CSC maintenance through the activation of a fibroblast growth factor autocrine signaling loop, which can be blocked pharmacologically.
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