Iñaki Schniewind, Maria José Besso, Sebastian Klicker, Franziska Maria Schwarz, Wahyu Wijaya Hadiwikarta, Susan Richter, Steffen Löck, Annett Linge, Mechthild Krause, Anna Dubrovska, Michael Baumann, Ina Kurth, Claudia Peitzsch
(1) Background: The sensitivity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) to ionizing radiation, among others, is determined by the number of cells with high clonogenic potential and stem-like features. These cellular characteristics are dynamically regulated in response to treatment and may lead to an enrichment of radioresistant cells with a cancer stem cell (CSC) phenotype. Epigenetic mechanisms, particularly DNA and histone methylation, are key regulators of gene-specific transcription and cellular plasticity...
February 9, 2024: Cancers