scholarly journals Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells: An Overview of Evolving Methods and Concepts

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 5910
Author(s):  
Maria Laura De Angelis ◽  
Federica Francescangeli ◽  
Ann Zeuner ◽  
Marta Baiocchi
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Subpopulation ◽  
Complex Interactions ◽  
Cell Position ◽  
Main Driver ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Theoretical Evolution ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents one of the most deadly cancers worldwide. Colorectal cancer stem cells (cCSCs) are the driving units of CRC initiation and development. After the concept of cCSC was first formulated in 2007, a huge bulk of research has contributed to expanding its definition, from a cell subpopulation defined by a fixed phenotype in a plastic entity modulated by complex interactions with the tumor microenvironment, in which cell position and niche-driven signals hold a prominent role. The wide development of cellular and molecular technologies recent years has been a main driver of advancements in cCSCs research. Here, we will give an overview of the parallel role of technological progress and of theoretical evolution in shaping the concept of cCSCs.

scholarly journals The microRNA-210-Stathmin1 Axis Decreases Cell Stiffness to Facilitate the Invasiveness of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 1833
Author(s):  
Tsai-Tsen Liao ◽  
Wei-Chung Cheng ◽  
Chih-Yung Yang ◽  
Yin-Quan Chen ◽  
Shu-Han Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Cell Motility ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Cell Stiffness ◽  
Mesenchymal Transition ◽  
Cytoskeletal Dynamics ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

Cell migration is critical for regional dissemination and distal metastasis of cancer cells, which remain the major causes of poor prognosis and death in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Although cytoskeletal dynamics and cellular deformability contribute to the migration of cancer cells and metastasis, the mechanisms governing the migratory ability of cancer stem cells (CSCs), a nongenetic source of tumor heterogeneity, are unclear. Here, we expanded colorectal CSCs (CRCSCs) as colonospheres and showed that CRCSCs exhibited higher cell motility in transwell migration assays and 3D invasion assays and greater deformability in particle tracking microrheology than did their parental CRC cells. Mechanistically, in CRCSCs, microRNA-210-3p (miR-210) targeted stathmin1 (STMN1), which is known for inducing microtubule destabilization, to decrease cell elasticity in order to facilitate cell motility without affecting the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) status. Clinically, the miR-210-STMN1 axis was activated in CRC patients with liver metastasis and correlated with a worse clinical outcome. This study elucidates a miRNA-oriented mechanism regulating the deformability of CRCSCs beyond the EMT process.

PEG-poly(amino acid)s/EpCAM aptamer multifunctional nanoparticles arrest the growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingru Zhang ◽  
Chunpu Li ◽  
Ru Jia ◽  
Ruixuan Gao ◽  
Yiyang Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Drug Release ◽  
Signaling Pathway ◽  
Water Solubility ◽  
Sustained Drug Release ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Micelle System

A new nano-micelle system with better water solubility and sustained drug release effect, targeting colorectal cancer stem cells, effectively inhibits the growth and metastasis of colorectal cancer via the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway.

Brg1 is required to maintain colorectal cancer stem cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takaaki Yoshikawa ◽  
Akihisa Fukuda ◽  
Mayuki Omatsu ◽  
Mio Namikawa ◽  
Makoto Sono ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

Abstract 1083: A novel role of SRC in mediating bypass resistance to MEK inhibition in colorectal cancer stem cells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingli Yang ◽  
Thomas B. Davis B. Davis ◽  
Michael V. Nebozhyn ◽  
Andrey Loboda ◽  
Heiman Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Mek Inhibition ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

CDC25A is Strongly Associated with Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Poor Clinical Outcome of Patients

Gene Reports ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 101415
Author(s):  
Hamed Manoochehri ◽  
Shafagh Asadi ◽  
Hamid Tanzadehpanah ◽  
Mohsen Sheykhhasan ◽  
Masoud Ghorbani
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Poor Clinical Outcome ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

scholarly journals TRIB3 Interacts With β-Catenin and TCF4 to Increase Stem Cell Features of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells and Tumorigenesis

2019 ◽  
Vol 156 (3) ◽  
pp. 708-721.e15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang Hua ◽  
Shuang Shang ◽  
Yu-wei Yang ◽  
Hai-zeng Zhang ◽  
Tian-lei Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

scholarly journals Colorectal cancer stem cells: a review of targeted drug delivery by gold nanoparticles

RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 973-985 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manali Haniti Mohd-Zahid ◽  
Rohimah Mohamud ◽  
Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah ◽  
JitKang Lim ◽  
Halima Alem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colorectal Cancer ◽  
Drug Delivery ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Gold Nanoparticles ◽  
Cancer Stem Cells ◽  
Targeted Drug Delivery ◽  
Targeted Drug ◽  
Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells

The proposed schematic mechanism via which 5-fluorouracil-loaded gold nanoparticles conjugated with CD133 antibody target colorectal cancer stem cells.

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