Proliferating Cells Conserve Nitrogen to Support Growth.
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Abstract
Glutamate provides a large intracellular pool of carbon and nitrogen. Coloff et al. (2016) find that proliferating cells shift from a nitrogen-wasting to a nitrogen-sparing mode of glutamate catabolism, highlighting the exquisite tethering of proliferative signals to metabolism.
Medical subject headings
- Nitrogen