The intestinal stem cell signature identifies colorectal cancer stem cells and predicts disease relapse

ABSTRACT: Using EphB2 or the ISC marker Lgr5, we have FACS-purified and profiled intestinal stem cells (ISCs), crypt proliferative progenitors and late transient amplifying cells to define a gene expression program specific for normal ISCs. A frequent complication in colorectal cancer (CRC) is regeneration of the tumor after therapy. The intestinal stem cell signature predicts disease relapse in CRC and identifies a stem cell-like population that displays robust tumor- initiating capacity in immunodeficient mice as well as long-term self-renewal potential. We FACS purified mouse intestinal crypt cells according to their EphB2 or Lgr5 contents. We used Affymetrix chips to hybridize 2 samples from EphB2 high, 2 samples from EphB2 medium and 2 samples from EphB2 low cells (one sample from each group in

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Eduard Batlle 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-27605 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress