Sci Adv: Cancer cells may protect themselves to survive through the process of "self-eating"

Plasma membrane can shape and protect eukaryotic cells from the surrounding environment, and it is very important for cell life

The membrane structure of cancer cells is the focus of the latest research in this article.

In the laboratory, researchers use a laser to damage the membrane structure of cancer cells.

One of the most dangerous characteristics of cancer cells is that when the disease spreads in the body, if the tumor occurs in the newest part of the body, it may become difficult to treat, and to pass it requires a wider range of treatment forms and methods; also When it is confirmed that cancer cells have spread in the body, they are particularly susceptible to membrane damage

Although the researchers have published their results, the research work is not over yet.

In summary, in this study, the researchers proposed a combination of giant pinocytosis and atypical autophagy.

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Stine Lauritzen Sønder, Swantje Christin Häger, Anne Sofie Busk Heitmann, et al.