PITX2C increases the stemness features of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by up-regulating key developmental factors in liver progenitor

Abstract Background Tumor cells exhibited phenotypic and molecular characteristics similar to their lineage progenitor cells. Liver developmental signaling pathways are showed to be associated with HCC development and oncogenesis. The similarities of expression profiling between liver progenitors (L...

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Main Authors: Lingxi Jiang, Xia Wang, Fangfang Ma, Xuelong Wang, Minmin Shi, Qian Yan, Ming Liu, Juan Chen, Chaoran Shi, Xin-yuan Guan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-022-02424-z