Uptake of DNA by cancer cells without a transfection reagent

Abstract Background Cancer cells exhibit elevated levels of glucose uptake and may obtain pre-formed, diet-derived fatty acids from the bloodstream to boost their rapid growth; they may also use nucleic acid from their microenvironment. The study of processing nucleic acid by cancer cells will hel...

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Main Authors: Yanping Kong, Xianbo Zhang, Yongliang Zhao, Yanfang Xue, Ye Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-97602017000100205&lng=en&tlng=en