Krüppel-Like Factor 4 Acts as an Oncogene in Colon Cancer Stem Cell-Enriched Spheroid Cells

Zhengwei Leng; Kaixiong Tao; Qinghua Xia; Jun Tan; Zhongyi Yue; Jinhuang Chen; Hailin Xi; Jie Li; Hai Zheng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0056082

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Krüppel-Like Factor 4 Acts as an Oncogene in Colon Cancer Stem Cell-Enriched Spheroid Cells

Zhengwei Leng ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhengwei Leng, Kaixiong Tao

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Kaixiong Tao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Zhengwei Leng, Kaixiong Tao

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Qinghua Xia,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Jun Tan,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Zhongyi Yue,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Jinhuang Chen,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Hailin Xi,

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Jie Li,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Hai Zheng

* E-mail: jixingc2000@yahoo.com.cn

Affiliation Department of General Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China
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Krüppel-Like Factor 4 Acts as an Oncogene in Colon Cancer Stem Cell-Enriched Spheroid Cells

Zhengwei Leng,
Kaixiong Tao,
Qinghua Xia,
Jun Tan,
Zhongyi Yue,
Jinhuang Chen,
Hailin Xi,
Jie Li,
Hai Zheng

Published: February 13, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056082

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