Critical role for arginase 2 in obesity-associated pancreatic cancer
oleh: Tamara Zaytouni, Pei-Yun Tsai, Daniel S. Hitchcock, Cory D. DuBois, Elizaveta Freinkman, Lin Lin, Vicente Morales-Oyarvide, Patrick J. Lenehan, Brian M. Wolpin, Mari Mino-Kenudson, Eduardo M. Torres, Nicholas Stylopoulos, Clary B. Clish, Nada Y. Kalaany
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2017-08-01 |
Deskripsi
Obesity is an established risk factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Here the authors show that obesity induces the expression of the mitochondrial form of arginase ARG2 in PDA and that ARG2 silencing or loss results in ammonia accumulation and suppression of obesity-driven PDA tumor growth.