Tocopherols inhibit estrogen-induced cancer stemness and OCT4 signaling in breast cancer
Bak M, Furmanski P, Shan N, Lee H, Bao C, Lin Y, Shih W, Yang C, Suh N. Tocopherols inhibit estrogen-induced cancer stemness and OCT4 signaling in breast cancer. Carcinogenesis 2018, 39: 1045-1055. PMID: 29846560, PMCID: PMC6067126, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer stem cellsBreast cancer developmentCancer stem cellsBreast cancerCancer stemnessTrefoil factorEffect of tocopherolCancer developmentSize of tumorspheresBreast cancer stemnessCell invasionStem cell-like propertiesPutative breast cancer stem cellsCell-like propertiesStem cellsStem cell markersAldehyde dehydrogenase activityMammary progenitor cellsEstrogen effectsProgesterone receptorTranscription factor 4Sex-determining region Y-boxInvasion markersRegion Y-boxTissue inhibitor