代谢物缺乏是否标志着瘤细胞周期?

Ashok R Venkitaraman1

  • 1University of Cambridge, Medical Research Council Cancer Cell Unit, Hutchison/MRC Research Centre, UK. arv22@hutchison-mrc.cam.ac.uk

Cell
|May 3, 2011
PubMed
概括

致癌信号可以通过导致细胞在没有足够的DNA构建块的情况下分裂来驱动癌症,从而导致复制错误和DNA损伤. 细胞周期的这种不平衡可能是癌症发展的关键因素.

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