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SLC7A11 Overexpression in Glioblastoma Is Associated with Increased Cancer Stem Cell-Like Properties.
Stem cells and development - 1 Sept 2017
Polewski Monika D, Reveron-Thornton Rosyli F, Cherryholmes Gregory A, Marinov Georgi K, Aboody Karen S
Abstract excerpt
System xc- is a sodium-independent electroneutral transporter, comprising a catalytic subunit xCT (SLC7A11), which is involved in importing cystine. Certain cancers such as gliomas upregulate the expression of system xc-, which confers a survival advantage against the detrimental effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by increasing generation of the antioxidant glutathione. However, ROS have also been shown to...
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