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Decoding Warburg's hypothesis: tumor-related mutations in the mitochondrial respiratory chain.
Oncotarget - 8 Dec 2015
Garcia-Heredia Jose M, Carnero Amancio
Abstract excerpt
Otto Warburg observed that cancer cells derived their energy from aerobic glycolysis by converting glucose to lactate. This mechanism is in opposition to the higher energy requirements of cancer cells because oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) produces more ATP from glucose. Warburg hypothesized that this phenomenon occurs due to the malfunction of mitochondria in cancer cells. The rediscovery of Warburg's...
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