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Why All the Fuss about Oxidative Phosphorylation (OXPHOS)?
Journal of medicinal chemistry - 10 Dec 2020
Xu Yibin, Xue Ding, Bankhead Armand, Neamati Nouri
Abstract excerpt
Certain subtypes of cancer cells require oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) to survive. Increased OXPHOS dependency is frequently a hallmark of cancer stem cells and cells resistant to chemotherapy and targeted therapies. Suppressing the OXPHOS function might also influence the tumor microenvironment by alleviating hypoxia and improving the antitumor immune response. Thus, targeting OXPHOS is a promising strategy...
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