Challenges in glioblastoma research: focus on the tumor microenvironment

A Bikfalvi, CA da Costa, T Avril, JV Barnier, L Bauchet… - Trends in cancer, 2023 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most deadly type of malignant brain tumor, despite extensive
molecular analyses of GBM cells. In recent years, the tumor microenvironment (TME) has …

Navigating metabolic pathways to enhance antitumour immunity and immunotherapy

X Li, M Wenes, P Romero, SCC Huang… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2019 - nature.com
The development of immunotherapies over the past decade has resulted in a paradigm shift
in the treatment of cancer. However, the majority of patients do not benefit from …

Cystine transporter regulation of pentose phosphate pathway dependency and disulfide stress exposes a targetable metabolic vulnerability in cancer

X Liu, K Olszewski, Y Zhang, EW Lim, J Shi… - Nature cell …, 2020 - nature.com
SLC7A11-mediated cystine uptake is critical for maintaining redox balance and cell survival.
Here we show that this comes at a significant cost for cancer cells with high levels of …

Quantification of microenvironmental metabolites in murine cancers reveals determinants of tumor nutrient availability

MR Sullivan, LV Danai, CA Lewis, SH Chan, DY Gui… - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Cancer cell metabolism is heavily influenced by microenvironmental factors, including
nutrient availability. Therefore, knowledge of microenvironmental nutrient levels is essential …

Regulation of nucleotide metabolism in cancers and immune disorders

ES Ali, I Ben-Sahra - Trends in cell biology, 2023 - cell.com
Nucleotides are the foundational elements of life. Proliferative cells acquire nutrients for
energy production and the synthesis of macromolecules, including proteins, lipids, and …

Altered cellular metabolism in gliomas—An emerging landscape of actionable co-dependency targets

J Bi, S Chowdhry, S Wu, W Zhang, K Masui… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Altered cellular metabolism is a hallmark of gliomas. Propelled by a set of recent
technological advances, new insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying glioma …

Pancreatic tumors exhibit myeloid-driven amino acid stress and upregulate arginine biosynthesis

JJA Saab, LN Dzierozynski, PB Jonker, R AminiTabrizi… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
Nutrient stress in the tumor microenvironment requires cancer cells to adopt adaptive
metabolic programs for survival and proliferation. Therefore, knowledge of …

CPT1A-mediated fatty acid oxidation promotes cell proliferation via nucleoside metabolism in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

M Tang, X Dong, L **ao, Z Tan, X Luo, L Yang… - Cell death & …, 2022 - nature.com
As the first rate-limiting enzyme in fatty acid oxidation (FAO), CPT1 plays a significant role in
metabolic adaptation in cancer pathogenesis. FAO provides an alternative energy supply for …

Targeting metabolism to overcome cancer drug resistance: A promising therapeutic strategy for diffuse large B cell lymphoma

M Pi, H Kuang, C Yue, Q Yang, A Wu, Y Li… - Drug Resistance …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer cell metabolism including aerobic glycolysis, amino acid and fatty acid metabolism,
has been extensively studied. Metabolic reprogramming is a major hallmark of cancer …

Critical roles and clinical perspectives of RNA methylation in cancer

G Li, Q Yao, P Liu, H Zhang, Y Liu, S Li, Y Shi, Z Li… - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
RNA modification, especially RNA methylation, is a critical posttranscriptional process
influencing cellular functions and disease progression, accounting for over 60% of all RNA …