title: Tumor angiogenesis: a new source of pericytes.
abstract: Glioblastoma stem cells have been reported to directly contribute to the tumor vasculature by endothelial cell differentiation. Interestingly, a recent study demonstrates that glioblastoma stem cells preferentially differentiate into vascular pericytes to support vasculature function and tumor growth.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
authors.forename: Allan Yi
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Gaoliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ouyang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D020286:Pericytes / Q000473:pathology*