UCP2 Deficiency Increases Colon Tumorigenesis by Promoting Lipid Synthesis and Depleting NADPH for Antioxidant Defenses

Summary: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with metabolic and redox perturbation. The mitochondrial transporter uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) controls cell proliferation in vitro through the modulation of cellular metabolism, but the underlying mechanism in tumors in vivo remains unexplored. Using...

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Main Authors: Esther Aguilar, Pauline Esteves, Tiphaine Sancerni, Véronique Lenoir, Thomas Aparicio, Frédéric Bouillaud, Renaud Dentin, Carina Prip-Buus, Daniel Ricquier, Claire Pecqueur, Sandra Guilmeau, Marie-Clotilde Alves-Guerra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719310137