Tension in tumour cells keeps metabolism high

Autor: Valerie M. Weaver, Nadia M. E. Ayad
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Nature. 578:517-518
ISSN: 1476-4687
0028-0836
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-020-00314-y
Popis: Tumours are often stiffer than normal tissues and show abnormally fast metabolism of glucose. It emerges that the link between these two traits involves tension in a network of protein filaments in cells. Cytoskeletal tension modulates cellular metabolism.
Databáze: OpenAIRE