title: Cancer stem cells and tumor metastasis: first steps into uncharted territory.
abstract: In several forms of human cancer, only a phenotypic subset of cancer cells, usually termed "cancer stem cells" (CSC), can initiate tumor growth when transplanted. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Hermann et al. (2007) analyze the relationship between CSC and tumor metastasis.
authors: Stanford Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA.
authors: Piero
authors: P
authors: Dalerba
authors: Michael F
authors: MF
authors: Clarke
mesh_terms: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D002465:Cell Movement; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000071916:AC133 Antigen; D015703:Antigens, CD; D006023:Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides; D019718:Receptors, CXCR4