Cancer Cell
Volume 17, Issue 4, 13 April 2010, Pages 362-375
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A Hierarchy of Self-Renewing Tumor-Initiating Cell Types in Glioblastoma

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Summary

The neural stem cell marker CD133 is reported to identify cells within glioblastoma (GBM) that can initiate neurosphere growth and tumor formation; however, instances of CD133 cells exhibiting similar properties have also been reported. Here, we show that some PTEN-deficient GBM tumors produce a series of CD133+ and CD133 self-renewing tumor-initiating cell types and provide evidence that these cell types constitute a lineage hierarchy. Our results show that the capacities for self-renewal and tumor initiation in GBM need not be restricted to a uniform population of stemlike cells, but can be shared by a lineage of self-renewing cell types expressing a range of markers of forebrain lineage.

Highlights

► GBM PTEN deficiency correlates with successfully expandable neurosphere culture ► Identification of self-renewing CD133 cell type generating CD133+ and CD133 progeny ► Evidence for lineage hierarchy of self-renewing, tumor-initiating cells in GBM ► GBM cell lineage with graded spectrum of cancer stem cell competencies

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