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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-11
pubmed:abstractText
Current models of stem cell biology assume that normal and neoplastic stem cells reside at the apices of hierarchies and differentiate into nonstem progeny in a unidirectional manner. Here we identify a subpopulation of basal-like human mammary epithelial cells that departs from that assumption, spontaneously dedifferentiating into stem-like cells. Moreover, oncogenic transformation enhances the spontaneous conversion, so that nonstem cancer cells give rise to cancer stem cell (CSC)-like cells in vitro and in vivo. We further show that the differentiation state of normal cells-of-origin is a strong determinant of posttransformation behavior. These findings demonstrate that normal and CSC-like cells can arise de novo from more differentiated cell types and that hierarchical models of mammary stem cell biology should encompass bidirectional interconversions between stem and nonstem compartments. The observed plasticity may allow derivation of patient-specific adult stem cells without genetic manipulation and holds important implications for therapeutic strategies to eradicate cancer.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1091-6490
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
108
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7950-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Adult Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Antigens, CD24, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Antigens, CD44, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Breast, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Cell Dedifferentiation, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Epithelial Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Female, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Mammary Glands, Animal, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Membrane Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Mice, Inbred NOD, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Mice, Nude, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Mice, SCID, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Neoplastic Stem Cells, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:21498687-Transplantation, Heterologous
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Normal and neoplastic nonstem cells can spontaneously convert to a stem-like state.
pubmed:affiliation
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural