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Do cancer cells undergo phenotypic switching? The case for imperfect cancer stem cell markers
C. A. M. La Porta, S Zapperi
The identification of cancer stem cells in vivo and in vitro relies on specific surface markers that should allow to sort cancer cells in phenotypically distinct subpopulations. Ex…
q-bio.TO2013★ 62 cited
Senescent Cells in Growing Tumors: Population Dynamics and Cancer Stem Cells
Caterina A. M. La Porta, Stefano Zapperi, James P. Sethna
Tumors are defined by their intense proliferation, but sometimes cancer cells turn senescent and stop replicating. In the stochastic cancer model in which all cells are tumorigenic…