Author Manuscript Published OnlineFirst on March 31, 2020; DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-19-1764 Author manuscripts have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication but have not yet been edited. MAFB promotes cancer stemness and tumorigenesis in osteosarcoma through a Sox9-mediated positive feedback loop Yanyan Chen1,†, Bin Wang2, †, Mengxi Huang1, †, Tao Wang 2, †, Chao Hu 3,†, Qin Liu 2, Dong Han 4, Cheng Chen1, Junliang Zhang5, Zhiping Li4, Chao Liu 6, Wenbin Lei 7,Yue Chang1, Meijuan Wu1,Dan Xiang1, Yitian Chen1, Rui Wang1, Weiqian Huang5, Zengjie Lei1 ,* and Xiaoyuan Chu1, * 1 Department of Medical Oncology, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Ar- my Medical University), Chongqing, People’s Republic of China 3 Department of Orthopedics, 904 Hospital of PLA, North Xingyuan Road, Beitang Dis- trict, Wuxi, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China 4 Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical School of Southern Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China 5 Department of Orthopedics, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing Univer- sity, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China 6 Department of Medical Oncology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing Clinical School of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China 7Department of Orthopedics, Tianshui Cooperation of Chinese and Western Medicine Hospi- tal, Tianshui, Gansu Province, People’s Republic of China * To whom correspondence should be addressed. Xiaoyuan Chu, Tel: +86-25-80860131, Fax: +86-25-80860131, Email:
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