Liposuction: Extracellular Fat Removal Promotes Proliferation.
In this issue of Cell Chemical Biology, Yao et al. (2016) investigate the makeup of lipid membranes of both cancer and non-transformed cells to reveal that doubling cells preferentially use exogenous fatty acids over de novo synthesis to proliferate.
Children's Medical Center Research Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: robert.egnatchik@utsouthwestern.edu.
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Egnatchik
Children's Medical Center Research Institute at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390, USA. Electronic address: ralph.deberardinis@utsouthwestern.edu.
Ralph J
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DeBerardinis
D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology
D005227:Fatty Acids; D008563:Membrane Lipids