Enrichment of Cancer Stem Cells in a Tumorsphere Assay

Abhijeet P. Deshmukh, Petra den Hollander, Nick A. Kuburich, Suhas Vasaikar, Robiya Joseph, Sendurai A. Mani

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Abstract

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a small subpopulation of self-renewing cancer cells that are present within tumors. CSCs possess tumor initiation potential as well as the ability to resist toxic compounds and chemotherapeutic agents through the upregulation of drug efflux transporters, DNA repair pathways, and survival cascades. Accumulating evidence suggests that CSCs are responsible for tumor relapse and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents and that targeting CSCs is critical to inhibition of cancer progression. Therefore, isolation and characterization of CSCs is important in studying tumor initiation and progression. In this chapter, we provide a detailed method for the identification and isolation of CSCs.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages501-507
Number of pages7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2429
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Cancer stem cells
  • CSC Enrichment
  • Primary Tissue
  • Serum free conditions
  • Tumorspheres

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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