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Rapid phenotyping of cancer stem cells using multichannel nanosensor arrays.

ABSTRACT: Cancer stem cells (CSCs) contribute to multidrug resistance, tumor recurrence and metastasis, making them prime therapeutic targets. Their ability to differentiate and lose stem cell properties makes them challenging to study. Currently, there is no simple assay that can quickly capture and trace the dynamic phenotypic changes on the CSC surface. Here, we report rapid discrimination of breast CSCs from non-CSCs using a nanoparticle-fluorescent-protein based sensor. This nanosensor was employed to discriminate CSCs from non-CSCs, as well as CSCs that had differentiated in vitro in two breast cancer models. Importantly, the sensor platform could also discriminate CSCs from the bulk population of cells in patient-derived xenografts of human breast cancer. Taken together, the results obtained demonstrate the feasibility of using the nanosensor to phenotype CSCs and monitor their fate. Furthermore, this approach provides a novel area for therapeutic interventions against these challenging targets.

SUBMITTER: Geng Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6535092 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rapid phenotyping of cancer stem cells using multichannel nanosensor arrays.

Geng Yingying Y Goel Hira L HL Le Ngoc B NB Yoshii Tatsuyuki T Mout Rubul R Tonga Gulen Y GY Amante John J JJ Mercurio Arthur M AM Rotello Vincent M VM

Nanomedicine : nanotechnology, biology, and medicine 20180517 6

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) contribute to multidrug resistance, tumor recurrence and metastasis, making them prime therapeutic targets. Their ability to differentiate and lose stem cell properties makes them challenging to study. Currently, there is no simple assay that can quickly capture and trace the dynamic phenotypic changes on the CSC surface. Here, we report rapid discrimination of breast CSCs from non-CSCs using a nanoparticle-fluorescent-protein based sensor. This nanosensor was employed t ...[more]

PMID: 29778888

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Rapid phenotyping of cancer stem cells using multichannel nanosensor arrays.

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