Dormant Cancer Cells Rely On Cellular Self-cannibalization To Survive
Friday, January 2, 2009 - 13:28
in Biology & Nature
A tumor-suppressing gene is a key to understanding, and perhaps killing, dormant ovarian cancer cells that persist after initial treatment only to reawaken later, researchers report. They found that expression of ARHI turns on autophagy, or self-eating, in ovarian cancer cells, which promotes their survival in a dormant state.
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