Polyploid giant cancer cells are dependent on cholesterol for progeny formation through amitotic division

Abstract Polyploid Giant Cancer Cells (PGCC) are increasingly being recognized as drivers of cancer recurrence. Therapy stress promotes the formation of these cells, which upon stress cessation often successfully generate more aggressive progeny that repopulate the tumor. Therefore, identification o...

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Main Authors: Shai White-Gilbertson, Ping Lu, Ikechukwu Esobi, Jing Echesabal-Chen, Patrick J. Mulholland, Monika Gooz, Besim Ogretmen, Alexis Stamatikos, Christina Voelkel-Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-12705-4