The pluripotency feature of cancer cells; product of a harmony or an output of a disharmony

Document Type : Editorial

Author

• Hesam Dehghani

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

https://doi.org/10.22067/jcmr.v6i2.32838

Abstract

Pluripotency is a central feature of stem and cancer cells. This feature enables cancer cells to self-renew and trans-differentiate. In this editorial, it is hypothesized that in cancer cells synchronized events rather than segmented procedures may lead to pluripotency.

Keywords

• pluripotency
• Stem cells
• Cancer cells

20.1001.1.20089147.2014.6.2.1.7

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