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ArticleCancer science2023

RHAMM marks proliferative subpopulation of human colorectal cancer stem cells.

Michitaka Nakano, Ryosuke Taguchi, Yoshikane Kikushige, Taichi Isobe, Kohta Miyawaki, Shinichi Mizuno, Nobuhiro Tsuruta, Fumiyasu Hanamura, Kyoko Yamaguchi, Takuji Yamauchi and 7 more

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Article in Cancer science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Michitaka NakanoDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1049-5791
Ryosuke TaguchiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yoshikane KikushigeDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Taichi IsobeDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5686-1940
Kohta MiyawakiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0526-4016
Shinichi MizunoDepartment of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Nobuhiro TsurutaDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Fumiyasu HanamuraDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kyoko YamaguchiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takuji YamauchiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hiroshi AriyamaDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8374-5045
Hitoshi KusabaDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Masafumi NakamuraDepartment of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takahiro MaedaDivision of Precision Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Calvin J KuoDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Eishi BabaDepartment of Oncology and Social Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9428-6772
Koichi AkashiDepartment of Medicine and Biosystemic Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kyushu University · JPKyushu University Hospital · JPStanford Medicine · US

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 16768249Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development 16770576Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 15K08970Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 16747244Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 16748470Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 18K07202Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19109659Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 19K16852Shinnihon Foundation of Advanced Medical Treatment Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The cancer stem cell (CSC) theory features typically rare self-renewing subpopulations that reconstitute the heterogeneous tumor. Identification of molecules that characterize the features of CSCs is a key imperative for further understanding tumor heterogeneity and for the development of novel therapeutic strategies. However, the use of conventional markers of CSCs is still insufficient for the isolation of bona fide CSCs. We investigated organoids that are miniature forms of tumor tissues by reconstructing cellular diversity to identify specific markers to characterize CSCs in heterogeneous tumors. Here, we report that the receptor for hyaluronan-mediated motility (RHAMM) expresses in a subpopulation of CD44+ conventional human colorectal CSC fraction. Single-cell transcriptomics of organoids highlighted RHAMM-positive proliferative cells that revealed distinct characteristics among the various cell types. Prospectively isolated RHAMM+CD44+ cells from the human colorectal cancer tissues showed highly proliferative characteristics with a self-renewal ability in comparison with the other cancer cells. Furthermore, inhibition of RHAMM strongly suppressed organoid formation in vitro and inhibited tumor growth in vivo. Our findings suggest that RHAMM is a potential therapeutic target because it is a specific marker of the proliferative subpopulation within the conventional CSC fraction.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsHyaluronan ReceptorsCell Line, TumorHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsHyaluronan Receptorscancer stem cellsCD44colorectal cancerorganoidRHAMM

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PMID36945114
PMCPMC10323086
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