The Quid Pro Quo of the Tumor/Stromal Interaction.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Caveolin 1
- Neoplasms