Phenotypic characterization of human colorectal cancer stem cells

Recent observations indicate that, in several types of human cancer, only a phenotypic subset of cancer cells within each tumor is capable of initiating tumor growth. This functional subset of cancer cells is operationally defined as the "cancer stem cell" (CSC) subset. Here we developed a CSC model for the study of human colorectal cancer (CRC). Solid CRC tissues, either primary tissues collected from surgical specimens or xenografts established in nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient (NOD/SCID) mice, were disaggregated into single-cell suspensions and analyzed by flow cytometry. Surface markers that displayed intratumor heterogeneous expression among epithelial cancer cells were selected for cell sorting and tumorigenicity experiments. Individual phenotypic cancer cell subsets were purified, and their tumor-initiating properties were investigated by injection in NOD/SCID mice. Our observations indicate that, in six of six human CRC tested, the ability to engraft in vivo in immunodeficient mice was restricted to a minority subpopulation of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)(high)/CD44+ epithelial cells. Tumors originated from EpCAM(high)/CD44+ cells maintained a differentiated phenotype and reproduced the full morphologic and phenotypic heterogeneity of their parental lesions. Analysis of the surface molecule repertoire of EpCAM(high)/CD44+ cells led to the identification of CD166 as an additional differentially expressed marker, useful for CSC isolation in three of three CRC tested. These results validate the stem cell working model in human CRC and provide a highly robust surface marker profile for CRC stem cell isolation.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Gastroenterology. 2008 Apr;134(4):1262-4. - PMID 18395109

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2007

Erschienen:

2007

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 104(2007), 24 vom: 12. Juni, Seite 10158-63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dalerba, Piero [VerfasserIn]
Dylla, Scott J [VerfasserIn]
Park, In-Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Rui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Xinhao [VerfasserIn]
Cho, Robert W [VerfasserIn]
Hoey, Timothy [VerfasserIn]
Gurney, Austin [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Emina H [VerfasserIn]
Simeone, Diane M [VerfasserIn]
Shelton, Andrew A [VerfasserIn]
Parmiani, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]
Castelli, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Clarke, Michael F [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

Activated-Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule
Antigens, Neoplasm
Biomarkers, Tumor
Comparative Study
Hyaluronan Receptors
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.07.2007

Date Revised 17.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Gastroenterology. 2008 Apr;134(4):1262-4. - PMID 18395109

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM170698076