Acetate metabolism in cancer cells

Macromolecule biosynthesis is required to duplicate cell components and support proliferation. Studies examining the nutrients used by cancer cells have focused on the contribution of glucose and glutamine carbon for biosynthesis, but the importance of other metabolic fuels is becoming apparent. Lab...

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Main Authors: Hosios, Aaron M (Author), Vander Heiden, Matthew G. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd, 2014-12-17T20:54:56Z.
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