January, 2024
A new paper in 2024!
Jan. 29, 2024—Our new paper entitled “Oncogenic fatty acid metabolism rewires energy supply chain in gastric carcinogenesis” has been published in Gastroenterology! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38272100/
Eunyoung received a AACR-Debbie’s Dream Foundation Innovation and Discovery Grant!
Jan. 9, 2024—We have identified a unique monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) which fuels dysplastic cell hyperproliferation and survival. Stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), a catalytic enzyme in the synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids, is specifically upregulated in the transitioning area from metaplasia to dysplasia and strongly expressed in human gastric patient tissues with dysplasia and adenocarcinoma. In this...