Increasing CD44<sup>+</sup>/CD24<sup>- </sup>tumor stem cells, and upregulation of COX-2 and HDAC6, as major functions of HER2 in breast tumorigenesis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cancer cells are believed to arise primarily from stem cells. CD44<sup>+</sup>/CD24<sup>- </sup>have been identified as markers for human breast cancer stem cells. Although, HER2 is a well known breast cancer...

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Main Authors: Hou Ming-Feng, Lee Jau-Nan, Chang Chia-Cheng, Kao An-Pei, Wang Kai-Hung, Long Cheng-Yu, Chen Hung-Sheng, Tsai Eing-Mei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-11-01
Series:Molecular Cancer
Online Access:http://www.molecular-cancer.com/content/9/1/288