Tumor growth reduced, cancer cells crippled by disabling ether lipid generating enzyme

Knocking out a single enzyme dramatically cripples the ability of aggressive cancer cells to spread and grow tumors, offering a promising new target in the development of cancer treatments, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. The paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, sheds new light on the importance of lipids, a group of molecules that includes fatty acids and cholesterol, in the development of cancer. Researchers have long known that cancer cells metabolize lipids differently than normal cells... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..