Regulation of Self-Renewal in Colorectal Cancer Cell Models

December 2014 in “ Tesis Doctorals en Xarxa (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) ”

Óscar Meca‐Cortés

Studysummary In this study, researchers found that overexpressing SOX2 in colorectal cancer cell lines can cause DNA damage and cell death, while repressing it reduces tumor growth and cell aggressiveness.

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