Tumour metabolism: Reflecting their origins

Nature Reviews Cancer 16, 676 (2016). doi:10.1038/nrc.2016.106 Author: Sarah Seton-Rogers Mayers, Torrence et al. show that lung tumours driven by oncogenic KRAS and loss of p53 depend on branched-chain amino acid metabolism, whereas pancreatic tumours driven by the same genetic defects do not.
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research