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    Oncogene: sugar chains on cell surface guide cancer cell death

    • Last Update: 2022-08-19
    • Source: Internet
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    Figure: Cancer cells highly expressing Lewis glycans on glycolipids are vulnerable to the death-inducing cytokine TRAI.



    A cytokine called TRAIL binds to the TRAIL receptor and kills cancer cells but not normal cell.


    The surface of every cell in our body is decorated with sugar chains called sugar chains, which determine a characteristic of the cell and allow cells to communicate with each othe.


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    article title

    Lewis glycosphingolipids as critical determinants of TRAIL sensitivity in cancer cells


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