Identification of a Population of Epidermal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells with Enhanced Potential for Tumor Formation

Gautam Adhikary; Dan Grun; Candace Kerr; Sivaprakasam Balasubramanian; Ellen A. Rorke; Mohan Vemuri; Shayne Boucher; Jackie R. Bickenbach; Thomas Hornyak; Wen Xu; Matthew L. Fisher; Richard L. Eckert

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0084324

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Identification of a Population of Epidermal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells with Enhanced Potential for Tumor Formation

Gautam Adhikary,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Dan Grun,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Candace Kerr,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Sivaprakasam Balasubramanian,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Ellen A. Rorke,

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Mohan Vemuri,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Inc. Stem Cell Technologies, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Shayne Boucher,

Affiliation Life Technologies, Inc. Stem Cell Technologies, Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
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Jackie R. Bickenbach,

Affiliation Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America
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Thomas Hornyak,

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Dermatology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Wen Xu,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Matthew L. Fisher,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Richard L. Eckert

* E-mail: reckert@umaryland.edu

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Dermatology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Reproductive Biology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Identification of a Population of Epidermal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells with Enhanced Potential for Tumor Formation

Gautam Adhikary,
Dan Grun,
Candace Kerr,
Sivaprakasam Balasubramanian,
Ellen A. Rorke,
Mohan Vemuri,
Shayne Boucher,
Jackie R. Bickenbach,
Thomas Hornyak,
Wen Xu

Published: December 20, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0084324

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