Chronic exposure to FGF2 converts iPSCs into cancer stem cells with an enhanced integrin/focal adhesion/PI3K/AKT axis.

Sheta, Mona; Hassan, Ghmkin; Afify, Said M; Monzur, Sadia; Kumon, Kazuki; Abu Quora, Hagar A; Farahat, Mahmoud; Zahra, Maram H; Fu, Xiaoying; Seno, Akimasa; Seno, Masaharu

Sheta, Mona; Hassan, Ghmkin; Afify, Said M; Monzur, Sadia; Kumon, Kazuki; Abu Quora, Hagar A; Farahat, Mahmoud; Zahra, Maram H; Fu, Xiaoying; Seno, Akimasa; Seno, Masaharu.

Afiliação

Sheta M; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Department of Cancer Biology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hassan G; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria.
Afify SM; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Division of Biochemistry, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt.
Monzur S; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Kumon K; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Abu Quora HA; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Farahat M; Department of Biomaterials, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Zahra MH; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Fu X; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan; Department of Pathology, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, China.
Seno A; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
Seno M; Department of Nano-Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. Electronic address: mseno@okayama-u.ac.jp.