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BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS
Volume 33, Issue -, Pages 297-299Publisher
PORTLAND PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1042/BST0330297
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apoptosis; fragility; glucose sensitivity; MAPK; Ras; transformed cells; transformed fibroblasts
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Mutational activation of the ras gene is critical for the onset of different malignant phenotypes. We constructed a dominant negative mutant (GEF-DN) of a Ras activator protein (guanine nucleotide-exchange factor) that upon over-expression in k-ras transformed NIH 3T3 fibroblasts strongly reduces intracellular Ras(.)GTP, reverting these cells to wild-type phenotype for morphology, anchorage-independent growth and reduction of tumour formation in nude mice. Here we review evidence showing that the enhanced proliferation potential of NIH-ras cells requires high initial glucose concentration in the medium and sustained Ras pathway activation. The exquisite sensitivity of NIH-ras fibroblasts to a shortage in nutrient and energy supply highlights an acquired fragility of cancer cells that may be exploited for therapeutic purposes.
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