Entosis Is Induced by Glucose Starvation

Entosis is a mechanism of cell death that involves neighbor cell ingestion. This process occurs in cancers and promotes a form of cell competition, where winner cells engulf and kill losers. Entosis is driven by a mechanical differential that allows softer cells to eliminate stiffer cells. While thi...

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Published in:Cell Reports
Main Authors: Jens C. Hamann, Alexandra Surcel, Ruoyao Chen, Carolyn Teragawa, John G. Albeck, Douglas N. Robinson, Michael Overholtzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Subjects:
entosis
cell-in-cell
cell death
glucose starvation
AMPK
cannibalism
tension
myosin
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124717308513

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