title: Unsaturated Fatty Acids Maintain Cancer Cell Stemness.
abstract: Investigation of the metabolic regulation of cancer stem cells is an emerging field that offers promising approaches for identifying and targeting recalcitrant stem cell populations. In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Li et al. (2017) indicate that increased lipid desaturation is essential to stem-like characteristics in ovarian cancer cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Abir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
authors.forename: Hilary A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kenny
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Section of Gynecologic Oncology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Electronic address: elengyel@uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lengyel
mesh_terms: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D006801:Humans; D014411:Neoplastic Stem Cells
chemical_list: D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated