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Jul 2012 Annals of surgical oncology

Cortical and subventricular zone glioblastoma-derived stem-like cells display different molecular profiles and differential in vitro and in vivo properties.

Authors

Tchoghandjian A, Baeza-Kallee N, Beclin C, Metellus P, Colin C, Ducray F, Adélaïde J, Rougon G, Figarella-Branger D

Summary

Cellular self-renewal capacity in glioblastomas is heterogeneous, with only stem-like cells having this property. These cells generate a specific tumor phenotype, but no link with tumor location or molecular characteristics has ever been made.

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