TLRs, Alcohol, HCV, and Tumorigenesis

Table 1

Markers for liver cancer stem cells.

Gene name	Other name	Function	Species	Organ	References
CD133	Prominin 1 (PROM1)	Glycoprotein, membrane protrusions	Human, mouse	Liver, brain	[74, 78, 79, 87–89]
CD49f	Integrinα chain α6 (ITGA6)	Cell adhesion, cell signaling	Mouse	Liver	[74, 78]
CD90	Thy-1	Glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI) anchor	Mouse	Liver	[74]
CD44	Hyaluronic acid receptor	Cell adhesion and migration, metastasis	Mouse	Liver, breast	[74, 90]
CD117	KIT	C-kit receptor cytokine receptor	Mouse	Liver	[74]
CK19	Cytokeratin 19	Biliary lineage marker	Mouse	Liver	[91, 92]
OV-6	Oval cell marker	Early progenitor cells	Human	Liver	[92]
CD34	Glycoprotein	Cell-cell adhesion factor	Mouse	Liver, leukemia	[93]
AFP	α-fetoprotein	Fetal counterpart of serum albumin	Mouse	Liver	[94]