1. Embryonic stem cell-like subpopulations are present within Schwannoma.
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Kilmister EJ, Patel J, Bockett N, Chang-McDonald B, Sim D, Wickremesekera A, Davis PF, and Tan ST
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- Biomarkers, Tumor metabolism, Female, Humans, Kruppel-Like Factor 4, Brain Neoplasms metabolism, Embryonic Stem Cells metabolism, Neoplastic Stem Cells metabolism, Neurilemmoma metabolism
- Abstract
Background: There is accumulating evidence of the presence of embryonic stem cell (ESC)-like cells in benign tumors., Aim: This study aimed to identify ESC-like cells in Schwannoma using the induced-pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) markers OCT4, SOX2, NANOG, KLF4 and c-MYC., Methods: Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining (n = 20) and RT-qPCR (n = 6) were performed on Schwannoma tissue samples (STS) to investigate protein and mRNA expression of these iPSC markers, respectively. Immunofluorescence (IF) staining was performed to investigate co-localization of the iPSC markers with CD34, α-SMA and CD133., Results: IHC staining and RT-qPCR demonstrated protein and mRNA expression of all five iPSC markers, respectively. IF staining showed expression of SOX2, KLF4 and c-MYC on the tumor cells and the endothelium of the tumor microvessels which also expressed OCT4, while NANOG was exclusively expressed on the endothelium of the tumor microvessels. The OCT4+/CD34+ endothelium expressed CD133., Conclusion: We have identified a putative OCT4+/SOX2+/NANOG+/KLF4+/c-MYC+/CD133+ ESC-like subpopulation on the endothelium of tumor microvessels and an OCT4-/SOX2+/NANOG-/KLF4+/c-MYC+/CD133+ ESC-like subpopulation, within Schwannoma., (Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
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- 2020
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