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EGFRvIII expression triggers a metabolic dependency and therapeutic vulnerability sensitive to autophagy inhibition
29 Jan 2018
Abstract excerpt
Expression of EGFRvIII is frequently observed in glioblastoma and is associated with increased cellular proliferation, enhanced tolerance to metabolic stresses, accelerated tumor growth, therapy resistance and poor prognosis. We observed that expression of EGFRvIII elevates the activation of macroautophagy/autophagy during starvation and hypoxia and explored the underlying mechanism and consequence. Autophagy was...
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