Oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate regulates anti-tumor immunity

M Cai, J Zhao, Q Ding, J Wei - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Abstract" Oncometabolite" 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) is an aberrant metabolite found in
tumor cells, exerting a pivotal influence on tumor progression. Recent studies have unveiled …

Sex differences in intestinal carbohydrate metabolism promote food intake and sperm maturation

B Hudry, E de Goeij, A Mineo, P Gaspar… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Physiology and metabolism are often sexually dimorphic, but the underlying mechanisms
remain incompletely understood. Here, we use the intestine of Drosophila melanogaster to …

Inhibition of the mitochondrial citrate carrier, Slc25a1, reverts steatosis, glucose intolerance, and inflammation in preclinical models of NAFLD/NASH

M Tan, R Mosaoa, GT Graham… - Cell Death & …, 2020 - nature.com
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its evolution to inflammatory steatohepatitis
(NASH) are the most common causes of chronic liver damage and transplantation that are …

Metabolic reprogramming in cancer: mechanistic insights from Drosophila

KK Lam Wong, EM Verheyen - Disease Models & …, 2021 - journals.biologists.com
Cancer cells constantly reprogram their metabolism as the disease progresses. However,
our understanding of the metabolic complexity of cancer remains incomplete. Extensive …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial stress causes neuronal dysfunction via an ATF4-dependent increase in L-2-hydroxyglutarate

RJ Hunt, L Granat, GS McElroy, R Ranganathan… - Journal of Cell …, 2019 - rupress.org
Mitochondrial stress contributes to a range of neurological diseases. Mitonuclear signaling
pathways triggered by mitochondrial stress remodel cellular physiology and metabolism …

α-Ketoglutarate supplementation and NAD+ modulation enhance metabolic rewiring and radiosensitization in SLC25A1 inhibited cancer cells

K Xiang, M Kunin, S Larafa, M Busch, N Dünker… - Cell Death …, 2024 - nature.com
Metabolic rewiring is the result of the increasing demands and proliferation of cancer cells,
leading to changes in the biological activities and responses to treatment of cancer cells …

A positive feedback loop between Myc and aerobic glycolysis sustains tumor growth in a Drosophila tumor model

KKL Wong, JZ Liao, EM Verheyen - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Cancer cells usually exhibit aberrant cell signaling and metabolic reprogramming. However,
mechanisms of crosstalk between these processes remain elusive. Here, we show that in an …

Lactate dehydrogenase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase cooperatively regulate growth and carbohydrate metabolism during Drosophila melanogaster …

H Li, M Rai, K Buddika, MC Sterrett, A Luhur… - …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
The dramatic growth that occurs during Drosophila larval development requires rapid
conversion of nutrients into biomass. Many larval tissues respond to these biosynthetic …

From gene to treatment: supporting rare disease translational research through model systems

J Hmeljak, MJ Justice - Disease Models & Mechanisms, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Individual rare diseases may affect only a few people, making them difficult to recognize,
diagnose or treat by studying humans alone. Instead, model organisms help to validate …

Mitochondrial proteostasis requires genes encoded in a neurodevelopmental syndrome locus

A Gokhale, CE Lee, SA Zlatic… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Eukaryotic cells maintain proteostasis through mechanisms that require cytoplasmic and
mitochondrial translation. Genetic defects affecting cytoplasmic translation perturb synapse …