Chapter title |
Identification of Human Cutaneous Basal Cell Carcinoma Cancer Stem Cells
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Chapter number | 133 |
Book title |
Skin Stem Cells
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, April 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/7651_2018_133 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-8869-3, 978-1-4939-8870-9
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Authors |
Huw Morgan, Carlotta Olivero, Girish K. Patel, Morgan, Huw, Olivero, Carlotta, Patel, Girish K. |
Abstract |
The cancer stem cell model states that a subset of tumor cells, called "cancer stem cells," can initiate and propagate tumor growth through self-renewal, high proliferative capacity, and their ability to recreate tumor heterogeneity. In basal cell carcinoma (BCC), we have shown that tumor cells that express the cell surface protein CD200 fulfill the cancer stem cell hypothesis. CD200+ CD45- BCC cells represent 0.05-3.96% of all BCC cells and reside in small clusters at the tumor periphery. Using a novel, reproducible in vivo xenograft growth assay, we determined that tumor-initiating cell (TIC) frequencies are approximately 1 per 1.5 million unsorted BCC cells. The CD200+ CD45- BCC subpopulation recreated BCC tumor growth in vivo with typical histological architecture and expression of sonic hedgehog-regulated genes. Reproducible in vivo BCC growth was achieved with as few as 10,000 CD200+ CD45- cells, representing ~1500-fold enrichment. The methods used to identify and purify CD200+ CD45- BCC cells, as well as characterize gene expression, are described herein. |
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