Cancer Biology & Therapy 7:5, 752-759;
Monoclonal antibodies target intracellular PRL phosphatases to inhibit
cancer metastases in mice.
In the above paper, the authors noted that stavation lead the cancer cell more permeabilizable (Fig. 6), though they just proposed that it may be cell cycle related. Does anyone have more plausible explanation?
Ehab El-Nahas
Yes Huiwu, starvation will increase the duration of the lag phase (enhanced cellular activity but no apparent increase in cell growth) but this also dependent on several factors including the viability of the cells, the density at which the cells are plated.
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