Cancer's insatiable appetite

Nat Biotechnol. 2009 Oct;27(10):916-7. doi: 10.1038/nbt1009-916.

Abstract

Seemingly unrelated mutations that drive cancer share the ability to promote nutrient uptake and metabolism conducive to cell growth.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Gene Regulatory Networks
  • Genes, Tumor Suppressor*
  • Humans
  • Metabolic Networks and Pathways
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Neoplasms / pathology
  • Oncogenes*
  • Signal Transduction