Cell Metabolism
Volume 18, Issue 2, 6 August 2013, Pages 153-161
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Cellular Fatty Acid Metabolism and Cancer

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Cancer cells often have characteristic changes in metabolism. Cellular proliferation, a common feature of all cancers, requires fatty acids for synthesis of membranes and signaling molecules. Here, we provide a view of cancer cell metabolism from a lipid perspective, and we summarize evidence that limiting fatty acid availability can control cancer cell proliferation.

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