Opinion Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2021; 13(2): 92-108
Published online Feb 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i2.92
Figure 1
Figure 1 Origins of gastrointestinal tumor-initiating cells. Gastrointestinal tumor-initiating cells may originate from gene mutations, endogenous reprogramming, or cell-cell fusion. GICC: Gastrointestinal cancer cell; CMG: Cell membrane glycoprotein; CAMs: Cell adhesion molecules; TIC: Tumor-initiating cells; APC: Adenomatous polyposis coli; NF-κβ: Nuclear factor kappa-β; CXCR4: Chemokine receptor 4; CXCL12: Chemokine.