Tumours use a metabolic twist to make lipids

Marteinn Thor Snaebjornsson () and Almut Schulze ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 566, issue 7744, 333-334

Abstract: To survive and divide, cancer cells need a constant supply of lipid molecules called monounsaturated fatty acids. Tumours can achieve this by an unsuspected route that harnesses a metabolic pathway also used in hair follicles.

Keywords: Cancer; Metabolism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-00352-1

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