Hiroshi Saijo, Yoshihiko Hirohashi, Toshihiko Torigoe, Ryota Horibe, Akari Takaya, Aiko Murai, Terufumi Kubo, Toshimitsu Kajiwara, Tsutomu Tanaka, Yosuke Shionoya, Eri Yamamoto, Reo Maruyama, Munehide Nakatsugawa, Takayuki Kanaseki, Tomohide Tsukahara, Yasuaki Tamura, Yasushi Sasaki, Takashi Tokino, Hiromu Suzuki, Toru Kondo, Hiroki Takahashi, Noriyuki Sato
Cancer stem-like cells (CSCs)/cancer-initiating cells (CICs) are reasonable targets for cancer therapy. However, recent studies have revealed that some non-CSCs/CICs have plastic ability and can dedifferentiate into CSCs/CICs. Therefore, an understanding of the molecular mechanisms that control the plasticity is essential to achieve CSC/CIC-targeting therapy. In this study, we analyzed the plasticity of lung cancer cells and found that lung non-CSCs/CICs can dedifferentiate into CSCs/CICs in accordance with the expression of stem cell transcription factor SOX2...
August 2, 2016: Oncotarget