The Quid Pro Quo of the Tumor/Stromal Interaction.

Tajan, Mylène; Vousden, Karen H · Cell Metab · 2016

editorial · Level V

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Abstract

Cancers can derive metabolic support from the stromal cells that surround them. A new study in Cell Metabolism (Yang et al., 2016) describes how ovarian cancer cells can satisfy their need for glutamine by stimulating glutamine production in adjacent fibroblasts, highlighting a metabolic dependence that might be targeted for therapy.

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