Lineage-tracing experiments in the mouse show that Lgr6, but not Lgr5, functions as a cancer stem marker in skin squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). The authors also show that Lgr6-knockout mice are predisposed to SCC development, through a mechanism that includes compensatory upregulation of Lgr5.
- Phillips Y Huang
- Eve Kandyba
- Allan Balmain
