Heterogeneity of Glucose Transport in Lung Cancer

Increased glucose uptake is a known hallmark of cancer. Cancer cells need glucose for energy production via glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle, and also to fuel the pentose phosphate pathway, the serine biosynthetic pathway, lipogenesis, and the hexosamine pathway. For this reason, glucose...

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Main Authors: Cesar A. Martinez, Claudio Scafoglio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Biomolecules
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/868