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Unraveling the roles of CD44/CD24 and ALDH1 as cancer stem cell markers in tumorigenesis and metastasis

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Li, Wenzhe, Ma, Huailei, Zhang, Jin, Zhu, Ling, Wang, Chen, Yang, Yanlian·2017·Scientific Reports

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CD44/CD24 and ALDH1 are widely used cancer stem cell (CSC) markers in breast cancer. However, their expression is not always consistent even in the same subtype of breast cancer. Systematic comparison of their functions is still lacking. We investigated the expression of CD44, CD24 and ALDH1 in different subtypes of breast cancer cells, and explored their relationship with cancer progression. We defined a parameter CD44/CD24 ratio to present the expression level of CD44 and CD24 and found that high CD44/CD24 ratio and ALDH1+ are both indicators for cancer malignancy, but play different functions during tumor progression. High CD44/CD24 ratio is more related to cell proliferation and tumorigenesis, which is confirmed by mammosphere formation and tumorigenesis in xenotransplanted mice. ALDH1+ is a stronger indicator for cell migration and tumor metastasis. Suppression of CD44 and ALDH1 by siRNA led to decreased tumorigenicity and cell migration capacity. The combination of high CD44/CD24 ratio and ALDH1+ would be a more reliable way to characterize CSCs. Moreover, both high CD44/CD24 ratio and ALDH1+ were conserved during metastasis, from the primary tumors to the circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and the distant metastases, suggesting the significant value of these CSC markers in assisting cancer detection, prognostic evaluation, and even cancer therapeutics.

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Authors
Li, W., Ma, H., Zhang, J., Zhu, L., Wang, C., & Yang, Y.
Venue
Scientific Reports
Published
2017-10-23
Volume
7
Issue
1
Pages
13856-13856
ISSN
2045-2322 (ISSN-L)
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49
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15.73
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journal article
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Li, W., Ma, H., Zhang, J., Zhu, L., Wang, C., & Yang, Y. (2017). Unraveling the roles of CD44/CD24 and ALDH1 as cancer stem cell markers in tumorigenesis and metastasis. Scientific Reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-14364-2

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