SCD1 inhibition causes cancer cell death by depleting mono-unsaturated fatty acids.

Increased metabolism is a requirement for tumor cell proliferation. To understand the dependence of tumor cells on fatty acid metabolism, we evaluated various nodes of the fatty acid synthesis pathway. Using RNAi we have demonstrated that depletion of fatty-acid synthesis pathway enzymes SCD1, FASN,...

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Main Authors: Paul Mason, Beirong Liang, Lingyun Li, Trisha Fremgen, Erin Murphy, Angela Quinn, Stephen L Madden, Hans-Peter Biemann, Bing Wang, Aharon Cohen, Svetlana Komarnitsky, Kate Jancsics, Brad Hirth, Christopher G F Cooper, Edward Lee, Sean Wilson, Roy Krumbholz, Steven Schmid, Yibin Xiang, Michael Booker, James Lillie, Kara Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3310881?pdf=render