Gene expression profiles (GEP) from melanocyte cell line (HeMa), and from two melanoma cell lines (M6 and A375)

In most solid tumors, the Warburg effect, also known as aerobic glycolysis, represents a major biochemical alteration associated with malignant transformation. Although the exact molecular mechanisms underlying this metabolic change remain to be clarified, the biochemical alteration in cancer cell energy metabolism opens novel avenues for the development of therapeutic strategies to preferentially kill cancer cells by targeting the glycolytic pathway.

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