Title | Lipid Metabolism Fuels Cancer's Spread. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Li, Z, Kang, Y |
Journal | Cell Metab |
Volume | 25 |
Issue | 2 |
Pagination | 228-230 |
Date Published | 2017 Feb 07 |
ISSN | 1932-7420 |
Keywords | Carrier Proteins, Fatty Acids, Humans, Lipid Metabolism, Neoplasms |
Abstract | <p>The ability to prospectively identify metastasis-initiating cells is essential for developing new anti-metastasis therapeutics. In a recent issue of Nature, Pascual et al. (2017) demonstrate that the fatty acid receptor CD36 marks a subpopulation of cancer cells with unique metastasis-initiating potential, highlighting a key role of lipid metabolism in metastatic colonization.</p> |
DOI | 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.01.016 |
Alternate Journal | Cell Metab |
PubMed ID | 28178563 |