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The identification of mitochondrial DNA variants in glioblastoma multiforme.
Acta neuropathologica communications - 2 Jan 2014
Yeung Ka Yu, Dickinson Adam, Donoghue Jacqueline F, Polekhina Galina, White Stefan J, Grammatopoulos Dimitris K, McKenzie Matthew, Johns Terrance G, St John Justin C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) encodes key proteins of the electron transfer chain (ETC), which produces ATP through oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and is essential for cells to perform specialised functions. Tumor-initiating cells use aerobic glycolysis, a combination of glycolysis and low levels of OXPHOS, to promote rapid cell proliferation and tumor growth. Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an...
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