Defects in methylthioadenosine phosphorylase are associated with but not responsible for methionine-dependent tumor cell growth

Cancer Research

Volumn 60, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 5543-5547

  Tang, B ^a   Li, Y N ^a   Kruger, W D ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHIONINE; PHOSPHORYLASE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN MCF 7; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TUMOR CELL; TUMOR GROWTH;

5-METHYLTETRAHYDROFOLATE-HOMOCYSTEINE S-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMAN; METHIONINE; PHENOTYPE; PURINE-NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034307306     PISSN: 00085472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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