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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Ryou-u Takahashi
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-67631 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature communications 20150612
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have been identified in various types of cancer; however, the mechanisms by which cells acquire CSC properties such as drug resistance and tumour seeding ability are not fully understood. Here, we identified microRNA-27b (miR-27b) as a key regulator for the generation of a side-population in breast cancer cells that showed CSC properties, and also found that the anti-type II diabetes (T2D) drug metformin reduced this side-population via miR-27b-mediated repression of ect ...[more]