Increased PHGDH expression promotes aberrant melanin accumulation

Abstract Background Copy number gain of the D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) gene, which encodes the first enzyme in serine biosynthesis, is found in some human cancers including a subset of melanomas. Methods In order to study the effect of increased PHGDH expression in tissues in vivo, w...

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Main Authors: Katherine R. Mattaini, Mark R. Sullivan, Allison N. Lau, Brian P. Fiske, Roderick T. Bronson, Matthew G. Vander Heiden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5933-5