Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

Amino acids and their transporters in T cell immunity and cancer therapy

W Wang, W Zou - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
Metabolism reprogramming is critical for both cancer progression and effective immune
responses in the tumor microenvironment. Amino acid metabolism in different cells and their …

CD98hc is a target for brain delivery of biotherapeutics

KS Chew, RC Wells, A Moshkforoush, D Chan… - nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Brain exposure of systemically administered biotherapeutics is highly restricted by the blood-
brain barrier (BBB). Here, we report the engineering and characterization of a BBB transport …

The human SLC7A5 (LAT1): the intriguing histidine/large neutral amino acid transporter and its relevance to human health

M Scalise, M Galluccio, L Console, L Pochini… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
SLC7A5, known as LAT1, belongs to the APC superfamily and forms a heterodimeric amino
acid transporter interacting with the glycoprotein CD98 (SLC3A2) through a conserved …

Targeting SLC1A5 and SLC3A2/SLC7A5 as a potential strategy to strengthen anti-tumor immunity in the tumor microenvironment

M Nachef, AK Ali, SM Almutairi, SH Lee - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Cancer cells are metabolically vigorous and are superior in the uptake of nutrients and in the
release of the tumor microenvironment (TME)-specific metabolites. They create an acidic …

Cryo-EM structure of the human L-type amino acid transporter 1 in complex with glycoprotein CD98hc

Y Lee, P Wiriyasermkul, C **, L Quan… - Nature structural & …, 2019 - nature.com
The L-type amino acid transporter 1 (LAT1 or SLC7A5) transports large neutral amino acids
across the membrane and is crucial for brain drug delivery and tumor growth. LAT1 forms a …

Systematic review of patient-derived xenograft models for preclinical studies of anti-cancer drugs in solid tumors

Y Koga, A Ochiai - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are used as powerful tools for understanding
cancer biology in PDX clinical trials and co-clinical trials. In this systematic review, we focus …

Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) derived from interchain cysteine cross-linking demonstrate improved homogeneity and other pharmacological properties over …

CR Behrens, EH Ha, LL Chinn, S Bowers… - Molecular …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Conventional antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are heterogeneous mixtures of chemically
distinct molecules that vary in both drugs/antibody (DAR) and conjugation sites. Suboptimal …

Internalization of garlic-derived nanovesicles on liver cells is triggered by interaction with CD98

H Song, BSB Canup, VL Ngo, TL Denning, P Garg… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of how plant-derived nanovesicles are uptaken by cells remains unknown.
In this study, the garlic-derived nanovesicles (GDVs) were isolated and digested with trypsin …

Inhibition of polyamine synthesis and uptake reduces tumor progression and prolongs survival in mouse models of neuroblastoma

LD Gamble, S Purgato, J Murray, L **ao… - Science Translational …, 2019 - science.org
Amplification of the MYCN oncogene is associated with an aggressive phenotype and poor
outcome in childhood neuroblastoma. Polyamines are highly regulated essential cations …