More than a metabolic enzyme: MTHFD2 as a novel target for anticancer therapy?

Z Zhu, GKK Leung - Frontiers in oncology, 2020‏ - frontiersin.org
The bifunctional methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase/cyclohydrolase (MTHFD2) is a
mitochondrial one-carbon folate metabolic enzyme whose role in cancer was not known …

Enterotypical Prevotella and three novel bacterial biomarkers in preoperative stool predict the clinical outcome of colorectal cancer

JW Huh, MJ Kim, J Kim, HG Lee, SB Ryoo, JL Ku… - Microbiome, 2022‏ - Springer
Background A significant proportion of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients suffer from early
recurrence and progression after surgical treatment. Although the gut microbiota is …

[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Developmental and Metabolic Cues on Cytoophidium Formation

Y Zhang, JL Liu - International journal of molecular sciences, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
The cytoophidium, composed mainly of CTP synthase (CTPS), is a newly discovered
dynamic filamentous structure in various organisms such as archaea, bacteria, and humans …

Structural basis for ligand binding modes of CTP synthase

X Zhou, CJ Guo, CC Chang, J Zhong, HH Hu… - Proceedings of the …, 2021‏ - pnas.org
Cytidine triphosphate synthase (CTPS), which comprises an ammonia ligase domain and a
glutamine amidotransferase domain, catalyzes the final step of de novo CTP biosynthesis …

Filamentation modulates allosteric regulation of PRPS

HH Hu, GM Lu, CC Chang, Y Li, J Zhong, CJ Guo… - Elife, 2022‏ - elifesciences.org
Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) is a key intermediate in the biosynthesis of purine
and pyrimidine nucleotides, histidine, tryptophan, and cofactors NAD and NADP. Abnormal …

Light-sensitive phosphorylation regulates retinal IMPDH1 activity and filament assembly

SJ Calise, AG O'Neill, AL Burrell, MS Dickinson… - Journal of Cell …, 2024‏ - rupress.org
Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) is the rate-limiting enzyme in guanosine
triphosphate (GTP) synthesis and assembles into filaments in cells, which desensitizes the …

Freedom of assembly: metabolic enzymes come together

JC Simonet, AL Burrell, JM Kollman… - Molecular Biology of the …, 2020‏ - molbiolcell.org
Many different enzymes in intermediate metabolism dynamically assemble filamentous
polymers in cells, often in response to changes in physiological conditions. Most of the …

Forming cytoophidia prolongs the half-life of CTP synthase

Z Sun, JL Liu - Cell discovery, 2019‏ - nature.com
Dear Editor, Intracellular compartmentation of biological processes is fundamental for a cell
to function. One method is to form membrane-bound organelles, such as the mitochondria …

Down‐regulation of MTHFD2 inhibits NSCLC progression by suppressing cycle‐related genes

C Yu, L Yang, M Cai, F Zhou, S **ao… - Journal of cellular …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 2 (MTHFD2) is a bifunctional enzyme
located in the mitochondria. It has been reported to be overexpressed in several …

Molecular crowding facilitates bundling of IMPDH polymers and cytoophidium formation

CC Chang, M Peng, J Zhong, Z Zhang… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2022‏ - Springer
The cytoophidium is a unique type of membraneless compartment comprising of filamentous
protein polymers. Inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) catalyzes the rate …