Blockade of fatty acid synthase triggers significant apoptosis in mantle cell lymphoma.

Fatty acid synthase (FASN), a key player in the de novo synthetic pathway of long-chain fatty acids, has been shown to contribute to the tumorigenesis in various types of solid tumors. We here report that FASN is highly and consistently expressed in mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), an aggressive form of...

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Main Authors: Pascal Gelebart, Zoulika Zak, Mona Anand, Andrew Belch, Raymond Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3317445?pdf=render