作者: Justin D Lathia , Meizhang Li , Maksim Sinyuk , Alvaro G Alvarado , William A Flavahan
DOI: 10.1016/J.CELREP.2013.11.043
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摘要: Stem cells reside in niches that regulate the balance between self-renewal and differentiation. The identity of a stem cell is linked with ability to interact its niche through adhesion mechanisms. To identify targets disrupt cancer stem cell (CSC) adhesion, we performed flow cytometry screen on patient-derived glioblastoma (GBM) identified junctional molecule A (JAM-A) as CSC mechanism essential for tumor growth. JAM-A was dispensable for normal neural stem/progenitor cell (NPC) function, expression was reduced brain versus GBM. Targeting compromised CSCs. negatively correlated to GBM patient prognosis. Our results demonstrate that GBM-targeting strategies can be screening receptors represents niche-driven maintenance.