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World J Stem Cells. Jan 26, 2022; 14(1): 76-91
Published online Jan 26, 2022. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v14.i1.76
Table 2 Potential gastric cancer stem cells intracellular markers
Intracellular markers
Function
Physiological significance
Involved signaling pathways
Therapeutic targets
Prognostic marker of GC
Ref.
Tumorigenicity/GCSC generation
Spheroid formation
Chemo-resistance
Radio-resistance
EMT/metastasis
DOCK6Dock-C subfamily guanine nucleotide exchangerWnt/β-catenin pathwayDOCK6[50]
Mist1Transcriptional factorNDWnt/β-catenin pathwayMist1[51]
MSI-1RNA-binding proteinNDEGFR pathway MSI-1[48]
NANOGTranscription factorNDWnt/β-catenin pathwayJAK-STAT pathwayNANOG[23,52]
Oct3/4Octamer-binding transcription factor 3/4NDWnt/β-catenin pathwayJAK-STAT pathwayOct3/4[23,53]
SOX2Sex determining region Y-box 2NDWnt/β-catenin pathwayJAK-STAT pathwaySOX2MiR-134all-trans retinoic acid[52-57]