Dormancy of cancer cells with suppression of AKT activity contributes to survival in chronic hypoxia.

A hypoxic microenvironment in tumors has been recognized as a cause of malignancy or resistance to various cancer therapies. In contrast to recent progress in understanding the acute response of cancer cells to hypoxia, the characteristics of tumor cells in chronic hypoxia remain elusive. We have id...

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Main Authors: Hiroko Endo, Hiroaki Okuyama, Masayuki Ohue, Masahiro Inoue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4048292?pdf=render