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Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 408–409 (1 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nrc2405
Oncogenesis: A sideways move?
Abstract
Like many other cells, cancer cells can shed membrane-bound microvesicles, although the function of this is not always clear. Janusz Rak, Khalid Al-Nedawi, Brian Meehan and colleagues have evidence in glioblastoma cells that such vesicles can contain an oncogene, which, when taken up by surrounding cells, can contribute to their transformation.
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