Pluripotency factor-mediated expression of the leptin receptor (OB-R) links obesity to oncogenesis through tumor-initiating stem cells

Cancer-Associated Adipocytes Exhibit an Activated Phenotype and Contribute to Breast Cancer Invasion

(2011) B. Dirat et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Cells of origin in cancer

(2011) Jane E. Visvader   NATURE

The cancer stem cell: premises, promises and challenges

(2011) Hans Clevers   NATURE MEDICINE

NANOG promotes cancer stem cell characteristics and prostate cancer resistance to androgen deprivation

(2011) C R Jeter et al.   ONCOGENE

A Myc Network Accounts for Similarities between Embryonic Stem and Cancer Cell Transcription Programs

(2010) Jonghwan Kim et al.   CELL

Dietary and Genetic Obesity Promote Liver Inflammation and Tumorigenesis by Enhancing IL-6 and TNF Expression

(2010) Eek Joong Park et al.   CELL

Different Flavors of Pluripotency, Molecular Mechanisms, and Practical Implications

(2010) Christa Buecker et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Bmi-1 Is a Crucial Regulator of Prostate Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Malignant Transformation

(2010) Rita U. Lukacs et al.   Cell Stem Cell

White Adipose Tissue Cells Are Recruited by Experimental Tumors and Promote Cancer Progression in Mouse Models

(2009) Y. Zhang et al.   CANCER RESEARCH

Identification of Selective Inhibitors of Cancer Stem Cells by High-Throughput Screening

(2009) Piyush B. Gupta et al.   CELL

Inflammation and mitochondrial fatty acid  -oxidation link obesity to early tumor promotion

(2009) J. Khasawneh et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Toll-like receptor 4 mediates synergism between alcohol and HCV in hepatic oncogenesis involving stem cell marker Nanog

(2009) K. Machida et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bioenergetic differences selectively sensitize tumorigenic liver progenitor cells to a new gold(I) compound

(2008) Matthew M. Jellicoe et al.   CARCINOGENESIS

Integration of External Signaling Pathways with the Core Transcriptional Network in Embryonic Stem Cells

(2008) Xi Chen et al.   CELL

An Extended Transcriptional Network for Pluripotency of Embryonic Stem Cells

(2008) Jonghwan Kim et al.   CELL

Hepatocellular cancer arises from loss of transforming growth factor beta signaling adaptor protein embryonic liver fodrin through abnormal angiogenesis

(2008) Hye Jung Baek et al.   HEPATOLOGY

Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies

(2008) Andrew G Renehan et al.   LANCET

Progenitor/stem cells give rise to liver cancer due to aberrant TGF-  and IL-6 signaling

(2008) Y. Tang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Hyper-insulinaemia and cancer, meta-analyses of epidemiological studies

(2008) Paola Pisani   ARCHIVES OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY