Microenvironmental cooperation promotes early spread and bistability of a Warburg-like phenotype

Abstract We introduce an in silico model for the initial spread of an aberrant phenotype with Warburg-like overflow metabolism within a healthy homeostatic tissue in contact with a nutrient reservoir (the blood), aimed at characterizing the role of the microenvironment for aberrant growth. Accountin...

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Main Authors: Jorge Fernandez-de-Cossio-Diaz, Andrea De Martino, Roberto Mulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03342-3