Assertion: glutamine | /r/HasProperty | metabolized in lkb1 mutant kidneys
Facets:
value: to promote growth
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Similar to what was observed upon withdrawal of glutamine from the media, treatment of Lkb1 mutant kidneys with the glutaminase inhibitor, BPTES37,38, resulted in decreased ureteric bud branching relative to wild-type-treated kidneys (Fig. 2), suggesting that glutamine must be metabolized in Lkb1 mutant kidneys to promote growth.