Glutamine Metabolism in Brain Tumors

Altered metabolism is a hallmark of cancer cells. Tumor cells rewire their metabolism to support their uncontrolled proliferation by taking up nutrients from the microenvironment. The amino acid glutamine is a key nutrient that fuels biosynthetic processes including ATP generation, redox homeostasis...

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Main Authors: Siva Kumar Natarajan, Sriram Venneti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/11/1628