Lipid metabolism and cancer

X Bian, R Liu, Y Meng, D **ng, D Xu, Z Lu - Journal of Experimental …, 2020 - rupress.org
Dysregulation in lipid metabolism is among the most prominent metabolic alterations in
cancer. Cancer cells harness lipid metabolism to obtain energy, components for biological …

Emerging functions of the EGFR in cancer

S Sigismund, D Avanzato, L Lanzetti - Molecular oncology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The physiological function of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is to regulate
epithelial tissue development and homeostasis. In pathological settings, mostly in lung and …

[HTML][HTML] CDKN2A deletion remodels lipid metabolism to prime glioblastoma for ferroptosis

JK Minami, D Morrow, NA Bayley, EG Fernandez… - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Malignant tumors exhibit heterogeneous metabolic reprogramming, hindering the
identification of translatable vulnerabilities for metabolism-targeted therapy. How molecular …

Oncolytic viruses engineered to enforce cholesterol efflux restore tumor-associated macrophage phagocytosis and anti-tumor immunity in glioblastoma

S Wang, W Yan, L Kong, S Zuo, J Wu, C Zhu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The codependency of cholesterol metabolism sustains the malignant progression of
glioblastoma (GBM) and effective therapeutics remain scarce. In orthotopic GBM models in …

Lipid metabolism reprogramming and its potential targets in cancer

C Cheng, F Geng, X Cheng, D Guo - Cancer communications, 2018 - Springer
Reprogramming of lipid metabolism is a newly recognized hallmark of malignancy.
Increased lipid uptake, storage and lipogenesis occur in a variety of cancers and contribute …

SREBP-regulated lipid metabolism: convergent physiology—divergent pathophysiology

H Shimano, R Sato - Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 2017 - nature.com
Cellular lipid metabolism and homeostasis are controlled by sterol regulatory-element
binding proteins (SREBPs). In addition to performing canonical functions in the …

Targeting fatty acid metabolism in glioblastoma

J Miska, NS Chandel - The Journal of Clinical Investigation, 2023 - jci.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a primary tumor of the brain defined by its uniform lethality and
resistance to conventional therapies. There have been considerable efforts to untangle the …

[HTML][HTML] Fatty acid synthase: an emerging target in cancer

CW Fhu, A Ali - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, lipid metabolism has garnered significant attention as it provides the
necessary building blocks required to sustain tumor growth and serves as an alternative fuel …

The gluconeogenic enzyme PCK1 phosphorylates INSIG1/2 for lipogenesis

D Xu, Z Wang, Y **a, F Shao, W **a, Y Wei, X Li… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Cancer cells increase lipogenesis for their proliferation and the activation of sterol regulatory
element-binding proteins (SREBPs) has a central role in this process. SREBPs are inhibited …

The multifaceted roles of fatty acid synthesis in cancer

F Röhrig, A Schulze - Nature reviews cancer, 2016 - nature.com
Lipid metabolism, in particular the synthesis of fatty acids (FAs), is an essential cellular
process that converts nutrients into metabolic intermediates for membrane biosynthesis …