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ReviewBreast cancer research : BCR2005

Mammary stem cells, self-renewal pathways, and carcinogenesis.

Suling Liu, Gabriela Dontu, Max S Wicha

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Review in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 189 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

189 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Suling LiuComprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. sulingl@med.umich.edu
Gabriela Dontu
Max S Wicha

Funding

XenograftP30CA046592 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Alexey I Nesvizhskii · 1988 to 2026
$178.2M
Regulation of Breast Stem Cells by the MicroenvironmentR01CA101860 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI WICHA, MAX S. · 2004 to 2013
$2.4M
NCI NIH HHS 5 P 30 CA46592NCI NIH HHS CA101860NCI NIH HHS CA66233NCI NIH HHS R01 CA101860
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mammary gland epithelial components are thought to arise from stem cells that undergo both self-renewal and differentiation. Self-renewal has been shown to be regulated by the Hedgehog, Notch, and Wnt pathways and the transcription factor B lymphoma Mo-MLV insertion region 1 (Bmi-1). We review data about the existence of stem cells in the mammary gland and the pathways regulating the self-renewal of these cells. We present evidence that deregulation of the self-renewal in stem cells/progenitors might be a key event in mammary carcinogenesis. If 'tumor stem cells' are inherently resistant to current therapies, targeting stem cell self-renewal pathways might provide a novel approach for breast cancer treatment.

Indexed as

Cell Transformation, NeoplasticBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMammary Glands, HumanReceptors, NotchSignal TransductionStem CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsWnt ProteinsReceptors, NotchTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsWnt Proteins

Identifiers

PMID15987436
PMCPMC1143566

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