title: Methionine metabolism: a window on carcinogenesis?
abstract: Recent experimental evidence links changes in methionine metabolism to the onset and progression of cancer. Aberrant methylation reactions and polyamine synthesis may alter genome stability, gene expression, and cell proliferation.
authors.affiliation: University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, Mo.
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Gatton-Umphress
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Seidler
mesh_terms: D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000378:metabolism; D004249:DNA Damage; D004260:DNA Repair; D006801:Humans; D008715:Methionine / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism; D015513:Oncogene Proteins / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015513:Oncogene Proteins; D008715:Methionine