BCAS1 defines a heterogeneous cell population in diffuse gliomas
This study analyzes the expression of BCAS1 in different tumor samples from patients with diffuse gliomas (17 oligodendrogliomas; 8 astrocytomas; 60 glioblastomas) and uncovers the molecular and ultrastructural features of BCAS1+ cells by immunostaining and electron microscopy. Our results show that BCAS1+ cells exhibit stellate or spherical morphology with similar ultrastructural features. Stellate and spherical cells were detected as isolated cells in all studied gliomas. Nevertheless, only stellate cells were found to be proliferative and formed tightly packed nodules with a highly proliferative rate in oligodendrogliomas. Our findings provide a comprehensive characterization of the BCAS1+ cell population within diffuse gliomas. The observed proliferative capacity and distribution of BCAS1+ stellate cells, particularly in oligodendrogliomas, highlight BCAS1 as an interesting marker, warranting further investigation into its role in tumor malignancy.PMID:38275289 | PMC:PMC10812236 | DOI:10.18632/oncotarget.28553
Source: Oncotarget - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Raquel Morales-Gallel Mar ía José Ulloa-Navas Patricia Garc ía-Tárraga Ricardo Prat-Ac ín Gaspar Reyn és Pedro P érez-Borredá Luis Rubio Vivian Capilla-Gonz ález Jaime Ferrer-Lozano Jos é Manuel García-Verdugo Source Type: research
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