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Variant G6PD levels promote tumor cell proliferation or apoptosis via the STAT3/5 pathway in the human melanoma xenograft mouse model.
BMC cancer - 22 May 2013
Hu Tao, Zhang Chunhua, Tang Qiongling, Su Yanan, Li Bo, Chen Long, Zhang Zheng, Cai Tianchi, Zhu Yuechun
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BACKGROUND: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), elevated in tumor cells, catalyzes the first reaction in the pentose-phosphate pathway. The regulation mechanism of G6PD and pathological change in human melanoma growth remains unknown. METHODS: HEM (human epidermal melanocyte) cells and huma...
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