# Retraction Note: ERK1/2-Nanog signaling pathway enhances CD44(+) cancer stem-like cell phenotypes and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

**Authors:** Chuang Huang, Changhwan Yoon, Xiao-Hong Zhou, Ying-Chun Zhou, Wen-Wen Zhou, Hong Liu, Xin Yang, Jun Lu, Sei Young Lee, Kun Huang

PMC · DOI: 10.1038/s41419-024-06608-7 · 2024-03-15

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** CD44 (CD44 molecule (IN blood group)) [NCBI Gene 960] {aka CDW44, CSPG8, ECM-III, ECMR-III, H-CAM, HCELL}, NANOG (Nanog homeobox) [NCBI Gene 79923]
- **Diseases:** head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (MESH:D000077195), cancer (MESH:D009369)

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/PMC10943203