Targeting serine-glycine-one-carbon metabolism as a vulnerability in cancers

W Sun, R Liu, X Gao, Z Lin, H Tang, H Cui, E Zhao - Biomarker Research, 2023 - Springer
The serine-glycine-one-carbon (SGOC) metabolic pathway is critical for DNA methylation,
histone methylation, and redox homeostasis, in addition to protein, lipid, and nucleotide …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory mechanisms of one-carbon metabolism enzymes

B Petrova, AG Maynard, P Wang, N Kanarek - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
One-carbon metabolism is a central metabolic pathway critical for the biosynthesis of several
amino acids, methyl group donors, and nucleotides. The pathway mostly relies on the …

A bacterial pan-genome makes gene essentiality strain-dependent and evolvable

F Rosconi, E Rudmann, J Li, D Surujon, J Anthony… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Many bacterial species are represented by a pan-genome, whose genetic repertoire far
outstrips that of any single bacterial genome. Here we investigate how a bacterial pan …

SHMT2-mediated mitochondrial serine metabolism drives 5-FU resistance by fueling nucleotide biosynthesis

E Pranzini, E Pardella, L Muccillo, A Leo, I Nesi, A Santi… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Fluorouracil (5-FU) is a key component of chemotherapy for colorectal cancer (CRC). 5-FU
efficacy is established by intracellular levels of folate cofactors and DNA damage repair …

Dissecting the crosstalk between NRF2 signaling and metabolic processes in cancer

JM DeBlasi, GM DeNicola - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The stress-responsive transcription factor NRF2 (nuclear factor-erythroid 2
p45-related factor 2) directs cellular metabolic processes that can have diverse effects in the …

ADH1C inhibits progression of colorectal cancer through the ADH1C/PHGDH/PSAT1/serine metabolic pathway

S Li, H Yang, W Li, J Liu, L Ren, Y Yang, B Ge… - Acta Pharmacologica …, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer in men and the second most
common cancer in women worldwide. CRC is the second leading cause of cancer-related …

Distinct Nrf2 signaling thresholds mediate lung tumor initiation and progression

JM DeBlasi, A Falzone, S Caldwell, N Prieto-Farigua… - Cancer research, 2023 - AACR
Mutations in the KEAP1–NRF2 (Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1–nuclear factor-
erythroid 2 p45-related factor 2) pathway occur in up to a third of non–small cell lung cancer …

A review of small-molecule inhibitors of one-carbon enzymes: SHMT2 and MTHFD2 in the spotlight

CR Cuthbertson, Z Arabzada… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metabolic reprogramming is a key hallmark of cancer and shifts cellular metabolism to meet
the demands of biomass production necessary for abnormal cell reproduction. One-carbon …

Mechanism underlying circRNA dysregulation in the TME of digestive system cancer

Z Wu, X Yu, S Zhang, Y He, W Guo - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a new series of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) that have been
reported to be expressed in eukaryotic cells and have a variety of biological functions in the …

[HTML][HTML] Serine metabolic reprogramming in tumorigenesis, tumor immunity, and clinical treatment

W Shunxi, Y Xiaoxue, S Guanbin, Y Li, J Junyu… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Serine has been recently identified as an essential metabolite for oncogenesis, progression,
and adaptive immunity. Influenced by many physiologic or tumor environmental factors, the …