Regulators of liver cancer stem cells

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World J Stem Cells. Aug 26, 2021; 13(8): 1127-1133
Published online Aug 26, 2021. doi: 10.4252/wjsc.v13.i8.1127

Regulators of liver cancer stem cells

Kai Liu, Jing-Hsiung James Ou

Kai Liu, Beijing Institute of Hepatology, Beijing You An Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China

Jing-Hsiung James Ou, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States

Author contributions: Both Liu K and Ou JHJ wrote the manuscript; both authors have read and approve the manuscript.

Supported by National Institutes of Health Grants, No. DK094652 and No. AI148304.

Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

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Corresponding author: Jing-Hsiung James Ou, PhD, Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, 2011 Zonal Avenue, HMR-401, Los Angeles, CA 90033, United States. jamesou@usc.edu

Received: March 1, 2021
Peer-review started: March 1, 2021
First decision: April 19, 2021
Revised: June 6, 2021
Accepted: July 30, 2021
Article in press: July 30, 2021
Published online: August 26, 2021
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Core Tip: Liver cancer stem cells (LCSCs) play a crucial role in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and their tumorigenicity and chemoresistance are major reasons as to why HCC is difficult to treat. LCSCs are regulated by a variety of factors. These factors include the network of pluripotency transcription factors, signaling pathways that regulate stem cells, genetic alterations that may be caused by mutations or viral factors, and epigenetic regulations including DNA methylation, histone methylation and microRNAs. These factors together induce the cancer stem cell properties of hepatocytes and play a critical role in the development of LCSCs and HCC.