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Despite their crucial roles in physiology, the contributions of trace metals to cancer fitness and therapy response remain unclear. Combining a CRISPR screen with functional and metabolic studies, recent work identifies copper homeostasis as a key regulator of mitochondrial metabolism and liability in cerebrospinal fluid-infiltrating acute lymphoblastic leukemia cells.
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