Connect four with glioblastoma stem cell factors.

Gronych, Jan; Pfister, Stefan M; Jones, David T W · Cell · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Hierarchical cell state models, wherein a few stem-like tumor-propagating cells repopulate the tumor after therapy, are often invoked in cancer. Suvà et al. demonstrate a plastic developmental hierarchy in glioma cell populations by characterizing the epigenetic states of phenotypically distinct cells and identifying four factors sufficient to reprogram differentiated cells into a tumorigenic stem-like state.

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