Cysteine as a Carbon Source, a Hot Spot in Cancer Cells Survival

Cancer cells undergo a metabolic rewiring in order to fulfill the energy and biomass requirements. Cysteine is a pivotal organic compound that contributes for cancer metabolic remodeling at three different levels: (1) in redox control, free or as a component of glutathione; (2) in ATP production, vi...

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Main Author: Serpa, Jacinta (author)
Format: review
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/100938
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/100938