The multifaceted contributions of mitochondria to cellular metabolism

JB Spinelli, MC Haigis - Nature cell biology, 2018 - nature.com
Although classically appreciated for their role as the powerhouse of the cell, the metabolic
functions of mitochondria reach far beyond bioenergetics. In this Review, we discuss how …

Amino acid transporter SLC7A11/xCT at the crossroads of regulating redox homeostasis and nutrient dependency of cancer

P Koppula, Y Zhang, L Zhuang, B Gan - Cancer communications, 2018 - Springer
Cancer cells often upregulate nutrient transporters to fulfill their increased biosynthetic and
bioenergetic needs, and to maintain redox homeostasis. One nutrient transporter frequently …

[HTML][HTML] The mitochondrial pyruvate carrier regulates memory T cell differentiation and antitumor function

M Wenes, A Jaccard, T Wyss, N Maldonado-Pérez… - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Glycolysis, including both lactate fermentation and pyruvate oxidation, orchestrates CD8+ T
cell differentiation. However, how mitochondrial pyruvate metabolism and uptake controlled …

Serine restriction alters sphingolipid diversity to constrain tumour growth

T Muthusamy, T Cordes, MK Handzlik, L You, EW Lim… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Serine, glycine and other nonessential amino acids are critical for tumour progression, and
strategies to limit their availability are emerging as potential therapies for cancer,–. However …

Mitochondria and cancer

S Vyas, E Zaganjor, MC Haigis - Cell, 2016 - cell.com
Mitochondria are bioenergetic, biosynthetic, and signaling organelles that are integral in
stress sensing to allow for cellular adaptation to the environment. Therefore, it is not …

Fundamentals of cancer metabolism

RJ DeBerardinis, NS Chandel - Science advances, 2016 - science.org
Tumors reprogram pathways of nutrient acquisition and metabolism to meet the
bioenergetic, biosynthetic, and redox demands of malignant cells. These reprogrammed …

Mitochondrial pyruvate transport: a historical perspective and future research directions

KS McCommis, BN Finck - Biochemical journal, 2015 - portlandpress.com
Pyruvate is the end-product of glycolysis, a major substrate for oxidative metabolism, and a
branching point for glucose, lactate, fatty acid and amino acid synthesis. The mitochondrial …

Metabolic pathways promoting cancer cell survival and growth

LK Boroughs, RJ DeBerardinis - Nature cell biology, 2015 - nature.com
Activation of oncogenes and loss of tumour suppressors promote metabolic reprogramming
in cancer, resulting in enhanced nutrient uptake to supply energetic and biosynthetic …

To metabolomics and beyond: a technological portfolio to investigate cancer metabolism

F Danzi, R Pacchiana, A Mafficini, MT Scupoli… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour cells have exquisite flexibility in reprogramming their metabolism in order to support
tumour initiation, progression, metastasis and resistance to therapies. These reprogrammed …

Immunity, hypoxia, and metabolism–the Ménage à Trois of cancer: implications for immunotherapy

C Riera-Domingo, A Audigé, S Granja… - Physiological …, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
It is generally accepted that metabolism is able to shape the immune response. Only
recently we are gaining awareness that the metabolic crosstalk between different tumor …