Transcriptome profiling of CD44highCD24low(CSC) and CD44lowCD24high(Non-CSC) SCC25 cells

In the present study, we have characterized the putative Cancer Stem Cell population of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by various cellular and molecular assay. Subsequently we performed gene expression profiling of SCC25 cell line with CD44highCD24low(CSC) and CD44lowCD24high(Non-CSC) phenotypes using illumina BeadChip Array. Further, systematic computational analysis was performed to identify CSC-like gene signatures in the oral cancer cells. Differentially expressed genes were subjected to pathway analysis in IPA. The analysis lead to the identification of few relevant signaling pathway implicated in stemness.

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