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MOLECULAR AND PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERIZATION OF DISTINCT BREAST CANCER CELL SUBPOPULATIONS PURIFIED USING A SOX2 REGULATORY REGION 2 TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVITY REPORTER
DownloadFall 2015
Sex-determining Region Y-box 2 (Sox2) is a transcription factor integral to the maintenance of pluripotency in embryonic stem cells. In recent years, Sox2 expression has been detected and implicated in the pathogenesis of breast and other cancers. Clinically, Sox2 expression has been associated...
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Fall 2019
Within a tumour, only a subset of cells are able to initiate neoplasms when transplanted or following localization to different organs. These tumour-initiating cells, often called cancer stem cells (CSCs) due to their high cellular plasticity, were found to exhibit particular resistance to...