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Warburg tumours and the mechanisms of mitochondrial tumour suppressor genes. Barking up the right tree?
Current opinion in genetics & development - 1 Jun 2010
Bayley Jean-Pierre, Devilee Peter
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The past decade has seen a revival of interest in the metabolic adaptations of tumours, named for their original discoverer, Otto Warburg. Warburg reported a high rate of glycolysis in tumours, and a concurrent defect in mitochondrial respiration. The rediscovery of Warburg's hypothesis coincided with the discovery of mitochondrial tumours suppressor genes that may conform to Warburg's hypothesis. Succinate...
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