ball-forming experiment
Ball-forming ability is an important in vitro identification method for cancer stem cells, which is often used to evaluate the ability of individual cells to self-renew under appropriate conditions, usually expressed by the efficiency of cell ball formation. Cancer stem cells can differentiate into different phenotypes and have the ability of self-renewal and differentiation, and can form cell spheres in serum-free medium supplemented with growth factors. In some tumors such as glioma and breast cancer, tumor stem cells are relatively easy to form cell spheres when cultured in vitro. Epithelial tumors such as liver cancer and colon cancer cells are relatively difficult to form.
Technical principle
Balling ability is an important in vitro identification method for cancer stem cells to assess the ability of individual cells to self-renew under appropriate conditions, usually expressed in terms of cell sphere formation efficiency. In some tumors such as glioma and breast cancer, tumor stem cells are relatively easy to form cell spheres when cultured in vitro. Epithelial tumors such as liver cancer and colon cancer are relatively difficult to form. Cancer stem cells can differentiate into different phenotypes and have the ability of self-renewal and differentiation, and can form cell spheres in serum-free medium with growth factors.
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