The role of phosphatidylcholine and choline metabolites to cell proliferation and survival

ND Ridgway - Critical reviews in biochemistry and molecular …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The reorganization of metabolic pathways in cancer facilitates the flux of carbon and
reducing equivalents into anabolic pathways at the expense of oxidative phosphorylation …

Aberrant lipid metabolism as a therapeutic target in liver cancer

ED Pope III, EO Kimbrough, LP Vemireddy… - Expert opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common and lethal
cancers. Progress has been made in treatment of HCC; however, improved outcomes are …

CLN3 is required for the clearance of glycerophosphodiesters from lysosomes

NN Laqtom, W Dong, UN Medoh, AL Cangelosi… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Lysosomes have many roles, including degrading macromolecules and signalling to the
nucleus. Lysosomal dysfunction occurs in various human conditions, such as common …

HIF-1α is an essential mediator of IFN-γ–dependent immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

J Braverman, KM Sogi, D Benjamin… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
The cytokine IFN-γ coordinates macrophage activation and is essential for control of
pathogens, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, the mechanisms by which IFN …

Metabolism of endocannabinoids and related N‐acylethanolamines: Canonical and alternative pathways

N Ueda, K Tsuboi, T Uyama - The FEBS journal, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Endocannabinoids are endogenous ligands of the cannabinoid receptors CB 1 and CB 2.
Two arachidonic acid derivatives, arachidonoylethanolamide (anandamide) and 2 …

Therapeutic potential of monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitors

MM Mulvihill, DK Nomura - Life sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Marijuana and aspirin have been used for millennia to treat a wide range of maladies
including pain and inflammation. Both cannabinoids, like marijuana, that exert anti …

Ether lipid generating enzyme AGPS alters the balance of structural and signaling lipids to fuel cancer pathogenicity

DI Benjamin, A Cozzo, X Ji… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Aberrant lipid metabolism is an established hallmark of cancer cells. In particular, ether lipid
levels have been shown to be elevated in tumors, but their specific function in cancer …

Analytical protocols based on LC–MS, GC–MS and CE–MS for nontargeted metabolomics of biological tissues

S Naz, DC Moreira dos Santos, A García, C Barbas - Bioanalysis, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Invasive, site-specific metabolite information could be better obtained from tissues. Hence,
highly sensitive mass spectrometry-based metabolomics coupled with separation …

Mammalian enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of N-acylethanolamines

Z Hussain, T Uyama, K Tsuboi, N Ueda - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta …, 2017 - Elsevier
Bioactive N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) are ethanolamides of long-chain fatty acids,
including palmitoylethanolamide, oleoylethanolamide and anandamide. In animal tissues …

Serine racemase and the serine shuttle between neurons and astrocytes

H Wolosker - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Proteins and …, 2011 - Elsevier
d-Serine is a brain-enriched d-amino acid that works as a transmitter-like molecule by
physiologically activating NMDA receptors. Synthesis of d-serine is carried out by serine …