Asparagine promotes cancer cell proliferation through use as an amino acid exchange factor.

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Published in Nat Commun on April 29, 2016

Authors

Abigail S Krall1, Shili Xu1, Thomas G Graeber1,2,3,4, Daniel Braas1,4, Heather R Christofk1,3,4,5

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, 650 Charles East Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
2: Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, 650 Charles East Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
3: Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 650 Charles East Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
4: UCLA Metabolomics Center, 650 Charles East Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
5: Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research, University of California, 650 Charles East Young Drive South, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.

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