Pancreatic cancers depend on a non-canonical glutamine metabolism pathway
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Pancreatic cancers depend on a non-canonical glutamine metabolism pathway
Cancer cells exhibit metabolic dependencies that distinguish them from their normal counterparts. Among these addictions is an increased utilization of the amino acid glutamine (Gln) to fuel anabolic processes. Recently, we reported the identification of a non-canonical pathway of Gln utilization in human pancreatic cancer cells that is required for tumor growth. While most cells utilize glutam...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer & Metabolism
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2049-3002
DOI: 10.1186/2049-3002-2-s1-p44