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Phenotypic screen of sixty-eight colorectal cancer cell lines identifies CEACAM6 and CEACAM5 as markers of acid resistance.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 Mar 2024
Michl Johanna, White Bobby, Monterisi Stefania, Bodmer Walter F, Swietach Pawel
Abstract excerpt
Elevated cancer metabolism releases lactic acid and CO2 into the under-perfused tumor microenvironment, resulting in extracellular acidosis. The surviving cancer cells must adapt to this selection pressure; thus, targeting tumor acidosis is a rational therapeutic strategy to manage tumor growth. However, none of the major approved treatments are based explicitly on disrupting acid handling, signaling, or...
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