Mitochondrial dynamics and metastasis.

Mitochondrial dynamics and metastasis. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2018 Nov 10;: Authors: Altieri DC Abstract Changes in cellular metabolism are now a recognized hallmark of cancer. Although this process is ripe with therapeutic potential in the clinic, its complexity and extraordinary plasticity have systematically defied dogmas and oversimplifications. Perhaps, best exemplifying this intricacy is the role of mitochondria in cancer, which in just a few years has gone from largely unnoticed to pivotal disease driver. The underlying mechanisms are only beginning to emerge. However, there is now clear evidence linking the dynamic nature of mitochondria to the machinery of tumor cell motility and metastatic spreading. These studies may open fresh therapeutic options for patients with disseminated cancer, currently an incurable and mostly lethal condition. PMID: 30415375 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences : CMLS - November 10, 2018 Category: Cytology Authors: Altieri DC Tags: Cell Mol Life Sci Source Type: research