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Role of PKM2 in directing the metabolic fate of glucose in cancer: a potential therapeutic target.

Gustav van NiekerkAnna-Mart Engelbrecht
Published in: Cellular oncology (Dordrecht) (2018)
The central role of PKM2 in directing the flow of carbon between catabolic (ATP-producing) and anabolic processes provides unique opportunities for extending the therapeutic window of currently available and/or novel anti-neoplastic agents.
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