Sarah-Maria Fendt (VIB-KU Leuven) and colleagues have uncovered that the availability of the amino acid aspartate is one reason why the lung is a frequent organ of metastasis. Their work appears ...
They found that macrophages expressing Gpnmb genes, which have historically been described as "pro-fibrotic" macrophages, were found in both types of lung injury, indicating that they may not be ...