Tension in tumour cells keeps metabolism high

Nadia M. E. Ayad () and Valerie M. Weaver ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 578, issue 7796, 517-518

Abstract: Tumours are often stiffer than normal tissues and show abnormally fast metabolism of glucose. It emerges that the link between these two traits involves tension in a network of protein filaments in cells.

Keywords: Cancer; Metabolism; Cell biology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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