Tumor-initiating cells are enriched in CD44(hi) population in murine salivary gland tumor.

Tumor-initiating cells (T-ICs) discovered in various tumors have been widely reported. However, T-IC populations in salivary gland tumors have yet to be elucidated. Using the established Pleomorphic Adenoma Gene-1 (Plag1) transgenic mouse model of a salivary gland tumor, we identified CD44(high) (CD...

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Main Authors: Shukun Shen, Wenjun Yang, Zhugang Wang, Xia Lei, Liqun Xu, Yang Wang, Lizhen Wang, Lei Huang, Zhiwei Yu, Xinhong Zhang, Jiang Li, Yan Chen, Xiaoping Zhao, Xuelai Yin, Chenping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3156741?pdf=render