In Vitro models of leukemia development: the role of very small leukemic stem-like cells in the cellular transformation cascade by Jan Jakub Lica, Jan Jakub Lica, Joanna Jakóbkiewicz-Banecka, Andrzej Hellmann

“…Recent experimental findings indicate that cancer stem cells originate from transformed very small embryonic-like stem cells. …”
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Macrophages in Tumor Microenvironments and the Progression of Tumors by Ning-Bo Hao, Mu-Han Lü, Ya-Han Fan, Ya-Ling Cao, Zhi-Ren Zhang, Shi-Ming Yang

“…Recently, it was also found that tumor-associated macrophages interact with cancer stem cells. This interaction leads to tumorigenesis, metastasis, and drug resistance. …”
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Genetic and epigenetic characterization of sarcoma stem cells across subtypes identifies EZH2 as a therapeutic target by Edmond O’Donnell, Maria Muñoz, Ryan Davis, Jessica Bergonio, R. Lor Randall, Clifford Tepper, Janai Carr-Ascher

“…We investigated the contribution of STS cancer stem cells (STS-CSCs) to doxorubicin resistance. …”
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The Importance of CD44 as a Stem Cell Biomarker and Therapeutic Target in Cancer by Ranjeeta Thapa, George D. Wilson

“…CD44 is a compelling marker for cancer stem cells of many solid malignancies. In addition, interaction of HA and CD44 promotes EGFR-mediated pathways, consequently leading to tumor cell growth, tumor cell migration, and chemotherapy resistance in solid cancers. …”
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Mechanisms Regulating Stemness and Differentiation in Embryonal Carcinoma Cells by Gregory M. Kelly, Mohamed I. Gatie

“…Just over ten years have passed since the seminal Takahashi-Yamanaka paper, and while most attention nowadays is on induced, embryonic, and cancer stem cells, much of the pioneering work arose from studies with embryonal carcinoma cells (ECCs) derived from teratocarcinomas. …”
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Glioblastoma Multiforme Stem Cells by Irena Dimov, Deasanka Tasic-Dimov, Irena Conic, Vladisav Stefanovic

“…The rapidly emerging focus on cancer stem cells embodies a paradigm shift in our understanding of tumor pathogenesis, while the development of powerful genome-wide screening techniques has provided cause for optimism related to the development of more reliable therapies primarily targeting GBM stem cells (GBMSCs). …”
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Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma: A ceRNA Analysis Pointed to a Crosstalk between SOX2, TP53, and microRNA Biogenesis by Walter Arancio, Valeria Carina, Giuseppe Pizzolanti, Laura Tomasello, Maria Pitrone, Concetta Baiamonte, Marco Calogero Amato, Carla Giordano

“…It has been suggested that cancer stem cells (CSC) may play a central role in oncogenesis, especially in undifferentiated tumours. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles: A New Prospective in Crosstalk between Microenvironment and Stem Cells in Hematological Malignancies by Ilaria Laurenzana, Daniela Lamorte, Stefania Trino, Luciana De Luca, Concetta Ambrosino, Pietro Zoppoli, Vitalba Ruggieri, Luigi Del Vecchio, Pellegrino Musto, Antonella Caivano, Geppino Falco

“…The bone marrow (BM) microenvironment in hematological malignancies (HMs) comprises heterogeneous populations of neoplastic and nonneoplastic cells. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), neoplastic cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), and mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) are all components of this microenvironment. …”
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Formation of Tumorspheres with Increased Stemness without External Mitogens in a Lung Cancer Model by Juan Sebastian Yakisich, Neelam Azad, Rajkumar Venkatadri, Yogesh Kulkarni, Clayton Wright, Vivek Kaushik, Anand Krishnan V. Iyer

“…Like with most solid tumors, the presence of a subpopulation of cancer stem cells (CSCs) or cancer stem-like cells (CS-LCs) has been associated with chemoresistance and tumor relapse in lung cancer cells. …”
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Emerging Role of Histone Acetyltransferase in Stem Cells and Cancer by Daniela Trisciuoglio, Marta Di Martile, Donatella Del Bufalo

“…The imbalance between acetylation and deacetylation of histone or nonhistone proteins is also involved in the modulation of the self-renewal and differentiation ability of stem cells, including cancer stem cells. Here, we summarize a combination of in vitro and in vivo studies, undertaken on a set of acetyltransferases, and discuss the physiological and pathological roles of this class of enzymes. …”
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Imaging Reporters for Proteasome Activity Identify Tumor- and Metastasis-Initiating Cells by Amanda C. Stacer, Hanxiao Wang, Joseph Fenner, Joseph S. Dosch, Anna Salomonnson, Kathryn E. Luker, Gary D. Luker, Alnawaz Rehemtulla, Brian D. Ross

“…Tumor-initiating cells, also designated as cancer stem cells, are proposed to constitute a subpopulation of malignant cells central to tumorigenesis, metastasis, and treatment resistance. …”
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Pharmacological activity of OST-01, a natural product from baccharis coridifolia, on breast cancer cells by HyunJun Kang, Dinh Hoa Hoang, Melissa Valerio, Khyatiben Pathak, William Graff, Alexis LeVee, Jun Wu, Mark A. LaBarge, David Frankhouser, Russell C. Rockne, Patrick Pirrotte, Bin Zhang, Joanne Mortimer, Le Xuan Truong Nguyen, Guido Marcucci

“…A shift from a basal-mesenchymal to a luminal-epithelial state of breast cancer stem cells (BCSCs) as supported by the downregulation of stemness (e.g., CD44) and mesenchymal (e.g., FN1 and vimentin) markers, along with the upregulation of differentiation markers (e.g., CD24) and luminal-epithelial markers (e.g., CK19), was also observed.…”
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Molecular Mechanism of Stem Cell Differentiation into Adipocytes and Adipocyte Differentiation of Malignant Tumor by Kexin Zhang, Xudong Yang, Qi Zhao, Zugui Li, Fangmei Fu, Hao Zhang, Minying Zheng, Shiwu Zhang

“…The differentiation of stem cells into multiple mature phenotypes is at the basis for tissue regeneration and repair. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) play a very important role in tumor development and have the potential to differentiate into multiple cell lineages. …”
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Interplay between Inflammation and Stemness in Cancer Cells: The Role of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling by Da-Wei Yeh, Li-Rung Huang, Ya-Wen Chen, Chi-Ying F. Huang, Tsung-Hsien Chuang

“…Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small population of cancer cells that exhibit stemness. …”
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HIFU-CCL19/21 Axis Enhances Dendritic Cell Vaccine Efficacy in the Tumor Microenvironment by Bum-Seo Baek, Hyunmi Park, Ji-Woong Choi, Eun-Young Lee, Seung-Yong Seong

“…Background/Objectives: Effectively targeting treatment-resistant tumor cells, particularly cancer stem cells (CSCs) involved in tumor recurrence, remains a major challenge in immunotherapy. …”
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The efficacy of an embryonic stem cell-based vaccine for lung cancer prevention depends on the undifferentiated state of the stem cells by Shuhan Meng, Aaron G. Whitt, John W. Eaton, Kavitha Yaddanapudi, Chi Li

“…Since the capacity for self-renewal is one of the most specialized properties shared between ESCs and a subset of tumor cells, cancer stem cells (CSCs), we investigated whether the undifferentiated state of murine ESCs is essential for the prophylactic effectiveness of an ESC-based vaccine. …”
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Prominosomes - a particular class of extracellular vesicles containing prominin-1/CD133? by Jana Karbanová, Kristina Thamm, Christine A. Fargeas, Ilker A. Deniz, Aurelio Lorico, Denis Corbeil

“…We will further discuss the molecular and cellular characteristics of prominin-1, notably those that have a direct effect on the release of prominin-1+ EVs, a process that might be directly implicated in donor cell reprogramming of stem and cancer stem cells. Prominin-1+ EVs also mediate intercellular communication during embryonic development and adult homeostasis in healthy individuals, while disseminating biological information during diseases. …”
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Challenging a Misnomer? The Role of Inflammatory Pathways in Inflammatory Breast Cancer by Riley J. Morrow, Nima Etemadi, Belinda Yeo, Matthias Ernst

“…The role of the tumor microenvironment, through tumor-associated macrophages, infiltrating lymphocytes, and cancer stem cells is also discussed, suggesting that these tumor extrinsic factors may help account for the differences in behavior between inflammatory breast cancer and noninflammatory breast cancer. …”
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Revolution of blood cancer treatment in the oral cavity: Breakthroughs in nanotherapy by Pavithra Bharathy, Elizabeth Rani E, Punniyakoti V. Thanikachalam

“…Nanotherapy has also been investigated for overcoming drug resistance, targeting cancer stem cells, bypassing efflux pumps, and gene silencing. …”
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Immunostaining of Lgr5, an Intestinal Stem Cell Marker, in Normal and Premalignant Human Gastrointestinal Tissue by Laren Becker, Qin Huang, Hiroshi Mashimo

“…With the increasing appreciation for the role of cancer stem cells or tumor-initiating cells in certain tumors, we sought to explore the expression of Lgr5 in normal and premalignant human gastrointestinal tissues. …”
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