Highly Plastic Cancer Cells (IMAGE)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Highly Plastic Cancer Cells

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An MSK research team developed a sophisticated method to highlight and track cells with "high plasticity" before and after different treatments in a mouse model of lung cancer. The green cells in this image are cancer cells that emerge from the plastic cells — and they can be seen rapidly differentiating into a range of different cancer cell types. The findings point to these cells as a critical driver of cancer progression.

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Tammela Lab, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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