Abstract
In this article, Tsai and colleagues investigated the Wnt and stemness heterogeneity in HCC and identified a novel subset of Wnt-activityhigh “superpotent cancer stem cells” (spCSCs). The existence of spCSCs is independent of β-catenin mutations and its proportion correlates with poor prognosis in patients with HCC. Mechanistically, spCSCs are positively regulated by the Wnt-ASPM-DVL1 signaling axis through protein-protein interactions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 462-477 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Stem Cell Reports |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 10 2020 |
Keywords
- ASPM
- cancer stem cells
- Dishevelled-1
- hepatocellular carcinoma
- heterogeneity
- prognostic marker
- ubiquitin ligase
- Wnt
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Genetics
- Developmental Biology
- Cell Biology