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Core Molecular Clock Factors Regulate Osteosarcoma Stem Cell Survival and Behavior via CSC/EMT Pathways and Lipid Droplet Biogenesis.
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cancer Stem Cell Quiescence: Molecular and Microenvironmental Evidence for an Actively Regulated Adaptive Survival Strategy.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- SULT1A1 at a differentiation branch point regulates osteosarcoma cell proliferation and melatonin-mediated anti-tumor activity.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Regulation of Stemness by NR1D2 in Colorectal Cancer.Biomedicines · 2025Article
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Abstract
The circadian clock, an intrinsic 24 h cellular timekeeping system, regulates fundamental biological processes, including tumor physiology and metabolism. Cancer stem cells (CSCs), a subpopulation of cancer cells with self-renewal and tumorigenic capacities, are implicated in tumor initiation, recurrence, and metastasis. Despite growing evidence for the circadian clock's involvement in regulating CSC functions, its precise regulatory mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, using a human osteosarcoma (OS) model (143B), we have shown that core molecular clock factors are critical for OS stem cell survival and behavior via direct modulation of CSC and lipid metabolic pathways. In single-cell-derived spheroid formation assays, 143B OS cells exhibited robust spheroid-forming capacity under 3D culture conditions. Furthermore, siRNA-mediated depletion of core clock components (i.e.,
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