Colorectal Cancer Stem Cell States Uncovered by Simultaneous Single‐Cell Analysis of Transcriptome and Telomeres
Wang H, Gong P, Chen T, Gao S, Wu Z, Wang X, Li J, Marjani SL, Costa J, Weissman SM, Qi F, Pan X, Liu L. Colorectal Cancer Stem Cell States Uncovered by Simultaneous Single‐Cell Analysis of Transcriptome and Telomeres. Advanced Science 2021, 8: 2004320. PMID: 33898197, PMCID: PMC8061397, DOI: 10.1002/advs.202004320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer stem cellsCancer epithelial cellsTumor-initiating cellsCancer stem cell stateEpithelial cellsStem cell stateStem cellsRare cancer stem cellsSimultaneous single-cell analysisHeterogeneity of CSCsSingle-cell analysisNumber variation patternsHippo/YAPDepth transcriptomeSmart-seq2Phylogenetic relationshipsNormal stem cellsCell statesNonproliferative natureColorectal cancerDisplay plasticityDormant stateShort telomeresTelomerase activityTranscriptome