Cancer to Adipocyte Conversion (IMAGE)

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Cancer to Adipocyte Conversion

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The left image shows green fluorescent protein (GFP)-expressing cancer cells (green) and a normal lipid-filled adipocyte (red) at the surface of a control-treated tumor. The right image shows GFP-expressing cancer cells (green) and GFP-expressing cancer cells that have converted into adipocytes (green + red = dark yellow) upon trans-differentiation therapy.

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Department of Biomedicine, University of Basel.

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