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The role of mitochondrial electron transport in tumorigenesis and metastasis.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Apr 2014
Tan An S, Baty James W, Berridge Michael V
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BACKGROUND: Tumor formation and spread via the circulatory and lymphatic drainage systems is associated with metabolic reprogramming that often includes increased glycolytic metabolism relative to mitochondrial energy production. However, cells within a tumor are not identical due to genetic change, clonal evolution and layers of epigenetic reprogramming. In addition, cell hierarchy impinges on metabolic status...
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