Acetyl-CoA metabolism in cancer

DA Guertin, KE Wellen - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Few metabolites can claim a more central and versatile role in cell metabolism than acetyl
coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). Acetyl-CoA is produced during nutrient catabolism to fuel the …

Tumor glycolysis, an essential sweet tooth of tumor cells

S Paul, S Ghosh, S Kumar - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Cancer cells undergo metabolic alterations to meet the immense demand for energy,
building blocks, and redox potential. Tumors show glucose-avid and lactate-secreting …

An epigenetic role of mitochondria in cancer

Y Liu, C Chen, X Wang, Y Sun, J Zhang, J Chen, Y Shi - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mitochondria are not only the main energy supplier but are also the cell metabolic center
regulating multiple key metaborates that play pivotal roles in epigenetics regulation. These …

Metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic modifications on the path to cancer

L Sun, H Zhang, P Gao - Protein & cell, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Metabolic rewiring and epigenetic remodeling, which are closely linked and reciprocally
regulate each other, are among the well-known cancer hallmarks. Recent evidence …

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: pathogenesis and clinical management

T Thenappan, ML Ormiston, JJ Ryan, SL Archer - Bmj, 2018 - bmj.com
Pulmonary hypertension is defined as a resting mean pulmonary artery pressure of 25 mm
Hg or above. This review deals with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), a type of …

Crosstalk between metabolic reprogramming and epigenetics in cancer: updates on mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

T Ge, X Gu, R Jia, S Ge, P Chai… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible, spatial, and temporal regulation of metabolic reprogramming and epigenetic
homeostasis are prominent hallmarks of carcinogenesis. Cancer cells reprogram their …

Nuclear localization of mitochondrial TCA cycle enzymes modulates pluripotency via histone acetylation

W Li, Q Long, H Wu, Y Zhou, L Duan, H Yuan… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pluripotent stem cells hold great promise in regenerative medicine and developmental
biology studies. Mitochondrial metabolites, including tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts require proline synthesis by PYCR1 for the deposition of pro-tumorigenic extracellular matrix

EJ Kay, K Paterson, C Riera-Domingo, D Sumpton… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Elevated production of collagen-rich extracellular matrix is a hallmark of cancer-associated
fibroblasts (CAFs) and a central driver of cancer aggressiveness. Here we find that proline, a …

Acetyl coenzyme A: a central metabolite and second messenger

F Pietrocola, L Galluzzi, JM Bravo-San Pedro, F Madeo… - Cell metabolism, 2015 - cell.com
Acetyl-coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) is a central metabolic intermediate. The abundance of
acetyl-CoA in distinct subcellular compartments reflects the general energetic state of the …

Metabolic adaptation in hypoxia and cancer

F Paredes, HC Williams, A San Martin - Cancer letters, 2021 - Elsevier
The ability of tumor cells to adapt to changes in oxygen tension is essential for tumor
development. Low oxygen concentration influences cellular metabolism and, thus, affects …