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From: Perspectives of nano-carrier drug delivery systems to overcome cancer drug resistance in the clinics
Figure 4. Strong parallels between EMT activation and CSC formation. CSC phenotype is a bidirectional dynamic process. Most of the identified CSC markers are also found in cells with mesenchymal phenotype (e.g., CD44+/CD24-, SPARK, WNT, NOTCH, and ABCG). CSCs: cancer stem cells; EMT: mesenchymal transition