Abstract

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of tumor cells that retain properties of tissue-specific stem cells, including the ability to self-renew. In a recent article in Nature, Malanchi et al. (2008) identified a population of CD34(+) cells in epidermal tumors that require beta-catenin signaling to maintain a CSC phenotype.

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