Abstract
Curtis et al. show that metastasizing ovarian cancer cells can mobilize glycogen as an energy source, leading to increased proliferation, invasion, and metastasis, following their interaction with cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). This process is dependent on p38α MAPK activation in CAFs and inhibition of the pathway reduced metastatic tumor growth in vivo.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 141-155.e9 |
Journal | Cell Metabolism |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 8 2019 |
Keywords
- PGM1
- cancer-associated fibroblast
- glycogen
- glycogen phosphorylase
- metabolism
- metastasis
- omentum
- ovarian cancer
- p38-MAPK
- phosphoproteomics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Molecular Biology
- Cell Biology