Table 1.
Prostate cancer stem cells markers
| Pathways | Markers names | Gene symbol | Ref. |
| Tumor progression | KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase | CD117/c-kit | [43,54-56] |
| Prominin 1 | CD133 | ||
| Indian blood group | CD44 | ||
| α2β1 integrin | ITGB1 | ||
| Integrin Subunit Alpha 6 | α6 integrin | ||
| C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 | CXCR4 | ||
| Epithelial cell adhesion molecule | EPCAM | ||
| Cytokeratin 5 | KRT5 | ||
| Kallikrein related peptidase 3 | KLK3/PSA | ||
| Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 | Trop2 | ||
| Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule | ALCAM | ||
| Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 | ALDH1 | ||
| Transglutaminase 2 | TG2 | ||
| Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit | EZH2 | ||
| Metastatic colonization and growth |
KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase | CD117/c | [43,56] |
| C-X-C motif chemokine receptor | CXCR4 | ||
| Epithelial cell adhesion molecule | EPCAM | ||
| E-cadherin/ cadherin 1 | CDH1 | ||
| Indian blood group | CD44 | ||
| Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit | EZH2 | ||
| Recurrence and therapeutic resistance |
KIT proto-oncogene, receptor tyrosine kinase | CD117/c-kit | [43,54-56] |
| α2β1 integrin | ITGB1 | ||
| Integrin subunit alpha 6 | ITGA6 | ||
| E-cadherin/ cadherin 1 | CDH1 | ||
| Epithelial cell adhesion molecule | EPCAM | ||
| C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 | CXCR4 | ||
| Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit | EZH2 | ||
| Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 | ALDH1 | ||
| Transglutaminase 2 | TG2 | ||
| Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule | CD166/ALCAM | ||
| Kallikrein related peptidase 3 | KLK3/PSA | ||
| Androgen receptor splice variant 7 | AR-V7 | ||
| ATP binding cassette subfamily G member 2 (junior blood group) | ABCG2 | ||
| Self-renewal capacity | Prominin 1 | CD133 | [43,55] |
| Cytokeratin 5 | KRT5 | ||
| Kallikrein related peptidase 3 | KLK3/PSA | ||
| Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 | ALDH1 | ||
| Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule | CD166/ALCAM | ||
| C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 | CXCR4 | ||
| Tumor-associated calcium signal transducer 2 | Trop2 | ||
| Integrin subunit alpha 6 | α6 integrin | ||
| α2β1 integrin | ITGB1 | ||
| Indian blood group | CD44 | ||
| Stemness gene expression | Prominin 1 | CD133 | [43,54] |
| Indian blood group | CD44 | ||
| E-cadherin/ cadherin 1 | CDH1 | ||
| Kallikrein related peptidase 3 | KLK3/PSA | ||
| Aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1 | ALDH1 | ||
| Enhancer of zeste 2 polycomb repressive complex 2 subunit | EZH2 |