Suppression by L-methionine of cell cycle progression in LNCaP and MCF-7 cells but not benign cells.

Maximo A. Benavides, Karen L. Hagen, Wen‐Feng Fang, Pan Du, Simon Lin, Mary Pat Moyer, Wancai Yang, Kirby I. Bland, William E. Grizzle, Maarten C. Bosland

PubMed · 2010 · 10 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

L-Methionine selectively inhibits proliferation of breast and prostate cancer cells, but not non-tumorigenic cells, and may thus have therapeutic benefits. p53 status appeared to determine the cell cycle stage at which methionine acts.

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