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International journal
Aug 16, 2019

Method to Convert Stem Cells into Cancer Stem Cells.

Methods and protocols
  • Said M Afify
  • Ling Chen
  • Ting Yan
  • Anna Sanchez Calle
  • Neha Nair
  • Chikae Murakami
  • Maram H Zahra
  • Nobuhiro Okada
  • Yoshiaki Iwasaki
  • Akimasa Seno
  • Masahura Seno
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Volume
2
Number
3
Language
English
Publishing type
Research paper (scientific journal)
DOI
10.3390/mps2030071

The cancer stem cell (CSC) hypothesis suggests that tumors are sustained exclusively by a small population of the cells with stem cell properties. CSCs have been identified in most tumors and are responsible for the initiation, recurrence, and resistance of different cancers. In vitro CSC models will be of great help in revisiting the mechanism of cancer development, as well as the tumor microenvironment and the heterogeneity of cancer and metastasis. Our group recently described the generation of CSCs from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), which were reprogrammed from normal cells, and/or embryonic stem cells (ESCs). This procedure will improve the understanding of the essential niche involved in cancer initiation. The composition of this cancer-inducing niche, if identified, will let us know how normal cells convert to malignant in the body and how, in turn, cancer prevention could be achieved. Further, once developed, CSCs demonstrate the ability to differentiate into endothelial cells, cancer-associated fibroblasts, and other phenotypes establishing the CSC niche. These will be good materials for developing novel cancer treatments. In this protocol, we describe how to handle mouse iPSCs/ESCs and how to choose the critical time for starting the conversion into CSCs. This CSC generation protocol is essential for understanding the role of CSC in cancer initiation and progress.

Link information
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/mps2030071
PubMed
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31426391
PubMed Central
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6789699
ID information
  • DOI : 10.3390/mps2030071
  • Pubmed ID : 31426391
  • Pubmed Central ID : PMC6789699

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