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Inhibition of L-type amino acid transporter 1 has antitumor activity in non-small cell lung cancer.
Anticancer research - 1 Dec 2010
Imai Hisao, Kaira Kyoichi, Oriuchi Noboru, Shimizu Kimihiro, Tominaga Hideyuki, Yanagitani Noriko, Sunaga Noriaki, Ishizuka Tamotsu, Nagamori Shushi, Promchan Kanyarat, Nakajima Takashi, Yamamoto Nobuyuki, Mori Masatomo, Kanai Yoshikatsu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1) is highly expressed in various human neoplasms. Antitumor activity of inhibiting LAT1 was analyzed in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Expression of LAT1 mRNA in 54 lung cancer cell lines was examined by RT-PCR. An inhib...
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