High Expression of CD109 Antigen Regulates the Phenotype of Cancer Stem-Like Cells/Cancer-Initiating Cells in the Novel Epithelioid Sarcoma Cell Line ESX and Is Related to Poor Prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Makoto Emori; Tomohide Tsukahara; Masaki Murase; Masanobu Kano; Kenji Murata; Akari Takahashi; Terufumi Kubo; Hiroko Asanuma; Kazuyo Yasuda; Vitaly Kochin; Mitsunori Kaya; Satoshi Nagoya; Jun Nishio; Hiroshi Iwasaki; Tomoko Sonoda; Tadashi Hasegawa; Toshihiko Torigoe; Takuro Wada; Toshihiko Yamashita; Noriyuki Sato

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084187

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High Expression of CD109 Antigen Regulates the Phenotype of Cancer Stem-Like Cells/Cancer-Initiating Cells in the Novel Epithelioid Sarcoma Cell Line ESX and Is Related to Poor Prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Makoto Emori,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan, Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Tomohide Tsukahara ,

* E-mail: tukahara@sapmed.ac.jp

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Masaki Murase,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan, Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Masanobu Kano,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan, Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Kenji Murata,

Affiliations Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan, Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Akari Takahashi,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Terufumi Kubo,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Hiroko Asanuma,

Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Kazuyo Yasuda,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Vitaly Kochin,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Mitsunori Kaya,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Satoshi Nagoya,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Jun Nishio,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Nanakuma, Jonan Ward, Fukuoka, Japan
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Hiroshi Iwasaki,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Nanakuma, Jonan Ward, Fukuoka, Japan
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Tomoko Sonoda,

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Tadashi Hasegawa,

Affiliation Department of Surgical Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Toshihiko Torigoe,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Takuro Wada,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Toshihiko Yamashita,

Affiliation Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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Noriyuki Sato

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Japan
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High Expression of CD109 Antigen Regulates the Phenotype of Cancer Stem-Like Cells/Cancer-Initiating Cells in the Novel Epithelioid Sarcoma Cell Line ESX and Is Related to Poor Prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Makoto Emori,
Tomohide Tsukahara,
Masaki Murase,
Masanobu Kano,
Kenji Murata,
Akari Takahashi,
Terufumi Kubo,
Hiroko Asanuma,
Kazuyo Yasuda,
Vitaly Kochin

Published: December 20, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084187

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