| Literature DB >> 27308630 |
Christopher Heeschen1, Patricia Sancho1.
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer stem cells (CSCs) display a distinct metabolic phenotype based on their strong dependence on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and limited metabolic plasticity. While suppression of MYC upstream of PGC-1α was the key determinant of this phenotype, we also identified a subset of CSCs with reduced mitochondrial content that showed resistance to mitochondrial targeting, but could be sensitized by inhibition of MYC.Entities:
Keywords: Cancer stem cells; metabolism; metformin; pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Year: 2016 PMID: 27308630 PMCID: PMC4905405 DOI: 10.1080/23723556.2015.1105353
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556