Targeting glutamine metabolism as a therapeutic strategy for cancer

J **, JK Byun, YK Choi, KG Park - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Proliferating cancer cells rely largely on glutamine for survival and proliferation. Glutamine
serves as a carbon source for the synthesis of lipids and metabolites via the TCA cycle, as …

Advancing cancer treatment by targeting glutamine metabolism—A roadmap

A Halama, K Suhre - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dysregulated glutamine metabolism is one of the metabolic features
evident in cancer cells when compared to normal cells. Cancer cells utilize glutamine for …

Glutamine metabolism in breast cancer and possible therapeutic targets

S Li, H Zeng, J Fan, F Wang, C Xu, Y Li, J Tu… - Biochemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer is characterized by metabolic reprogramming, which is a hot topic in tumor treatment
research. Cancer cells alter metabolic pathways to promote their growth, and the common …

Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterizes serine transport in cancer

V Papalazarou, AC Newman, A Huerta-Uribe… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Serine is a vital amino acid in tumorigenesis. While cells can perform de novo serine
synthesis, most transformed cells rely on serine uptake to meet their increased biosynthetic …

Nutrient transporters: connecting cancer metabolism to therapeutic opportunities

ZC Nwosu, MG Song, MP di Magliano, CA Lyssiotis… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells rely on certain extracellular nutrients to sustain their metabolism and growth.
Solute carrier (SLC) transporters enable cells to acquire extracellular nutrients or shuttle …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial and metabolic alterations in cancer cells

J Di Gregorio, S Petricca, R Iorio, E Toniato… - European journal of cell …, 2022 - Elsevier
Metabolic alterations have been observed in many cancer types. The deregulated
metabolism has thus become an emerging hallmark of the disease, where the metabolism is …

CEMIP, a novel adaptor protein of OGT, promotes colorectal cancer metastasis through glutamine metabolic reprogramming via reciprocal regulation of β-catenin

Q Hua, B Zhang, G Xu, L Wang, H Wang, Z Lin, D Yu… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Metastasis is the leading cause of colorectal cancer (CRC)-induced death. However, the
underlying molecular mechanisms of CRC metastasis are poorly understood. Metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic maternal exposure to low-dose PM2. 5 impacts cognitive outcomes in a sex-dependent manner

BG Oliver, X Huang, R Yarak, X Bai, Q Wang… - Environment …, 2024 - Elsevier
There is no safe level of air pollution for human health. Traffic-related particulate matter (PM
2.5) is a major in-utero toxin, mechanisms of action of which are not fully understood. BALB/c …

Oxidative stress genes define two subtypes of triple-negative breast cancer with prognostic and therapeutic implications

S Liu, H Xu, Y Feng, UD Kahlert, R Du… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Oxidative stress (OS)-related genes have been confirmed to be closely related
to the prognosis of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients; despite this fact, there is …

Targeting fuel pocket of cancer cell metabolism: A focus on glutaminolysis

S Sharma, N Agnihotri, S Kumar - Biochemical pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Advances in cell metabolism over the past few decades have demonstrated glutamine as an
essential nutrient for cancer cell survival and proliferation. Glutamine offers a remarkable …