Hyaluronic Acid Fuels Pancreatic Cancer Growth
P. K. Kim, C. J. Halbrook, S. A. Kerk, S. Wisner, D. M. Kremer, P. Sajjakulnukit, S. W. Hou, G. Thurston, A. Anand, L. Yan, L. Salamanca-Cardona, S. D. Welling, L. Zhang, M. R. Pratt, K. R. Keshari, , C. A. Lyssiotis
This study shows hyaluronic acid fuels pancreatic cancer metabolism by bypassing GFAT1 via the GlcNAc salvage pathway, enabling proliferation in nutrient-starved conditions.
bioRxiv · Sep 14, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology