The evolving metabolic landscape of chromatin biology and epigenetics

Z Dai, V Ramesh, JW Locasale - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Molecular inputs to chromatin via cellular metabolism are modifiers of the epigenome. These
inputs—which include both nutrient availability as a result of diet and growth factor signalling …

Amino acid metabolism in immune cells: essential regulators of the effector functions, and promising opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy

L Yang, Z Chu, M Liu, Q Zou, J Li, Q Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Amino acids are basic nutrients for immune cells during organ development, tissue
homeostasis, and the immune response. Regarding metabolic reprogramming in the tumor …

Methionine metabolism in health and cancer: a nexus of diet and precision medicine

SM Sanderson, X Gao, Z Dai, JW Locasale - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Methionine uptake and metabolism is involved in a host of cellular functions including
methylation reactions, redox maintenance, polyamine synthesis and coupling to folate …

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 …

Macrophages use apoptotic cell-derived methionine and DNMT3A during efferocytosis to promote tissue resolution

PB Ampomah, B Cai, SR Sukka, BD Gerlach… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Efferocytosis, the clearance of apoptotic cells (ACs) by macrophages, is critical for tissue
resolution, with defects driving many diseases. Mechanisms of efferocytosis-mediated …

The contribution of homocysteine metabolism disruption to endothelial dysfunction: state-of-the-art

R Esse, M Barroso, I Tavares de Almeida… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Homocysteine (Hcy) is a sulfur-containing non-proteinogenic amino acid formed during the
metabolism of the essential amino acid methionine. Hcy is considered a risk factor for …

Metabolic signatures of cancer cells and stem cells

AM Intlekofer, LWS Finley - Nature metabolism, 2019 - nature.com
In contrast to terminally differentiated cells, cancer cells and stem cells retain the ability to re-
enter the cell cycle and proliferate. To proliferate, cells must increase their uptake and …

Methionine metabolism shapes T helper cell responses through regulation of epigenetic reprogramming

DG Roy, J Chen, V Mamane, EH Ma, BM Muhire… - Cell metabolism, 2020 - cell.com
Epigenetic modifications on DNA and histones regulate gene expression by modulating
chromatin accessibility to transcription machinery. Here we identify methionine as a key …

Metabolic signaling to the nucleus in cancer

SL Campbell, KE Wellen - Molecular cell, 2018 - cell.com
Nutrient-sensing mechanisms ensure that cellular activities are coordinated with nutrient
availability. Recent work has established links between metabolite pools and protein post …

Nuclear metabolism and the regulation of the epigenome

R Boon, GG Silveira, R Mostoslavsky - Nature metabolism, 2020 - nature.com
Cellular metabolism has emerged as a major biological node governing cellular behaviour.
Metabolic pathways fuel cellular energy needs, providing basic chemical molecules to …