Dormant cancer cells rely on cellular self-cannibalization to survive
Friday, January 2, 2009 - 14:35
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found that expression of a gene called ARHI acts as a switch for autophagy, or self-cannibalization, in ovarian cancer cells. Often a mechanism for cancer cell death, in this case "self-eating" acts as a survival mechanism for dormant cancer cells. read more
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