The role of lipids in cancer progression and metastasis

M Martin-Perez, U Urdiroz-Urricelqui, C Bigas… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Lipids have essential biological functions in the body (eg, providing energy storage, acting
as a signaling molecule, and being a structural component of membranes); however, an …

Role of CD36 in cancer progression, stemness, and targeting

SL Guerrero-Rodríguez, C Mata-Cruz… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
CD36 is highly expressed in diverse tumor types and its expression correlates with
advanced stages, poor prognosis, and reduced survival. In cancer cells, CD36: 1) increases …

Lipid droplet-targeting near-infrared carbon dots with high-specificity dual-report function for diagnosing hepatocellular carcinoma and evaluating its …

J Wang, Y Sun, J Hu, Y Guo, L Qu, Z Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a metabolic disease with high mortality caused by
abnormal deposition of lipid droplets (LDs). The number and distribution of LDs can …

Posttranslational control of lipogenesis in the tumor microenvironment

Y Zhu, X Lin, X Zhou, EV Prochownik, F Wang… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells within the tumor microenvironment typically occurs
in response to increased nutritional, translation and proliferative demands. Altered lipid …

Fat mass and obesity‐associated protein regulates lipogenesis via m6A modification in fatty acid synthase mRNA

D Sun, T Zhao, Q Zhang, M Wu… - Cell Biology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As the first identified N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) demethylase, fat mass and obesity‐
associated (FTO) protein is associated with fatty acid synthase (FASN) and lipid …

Regulation of iron metabolism and ferroptosis in cancer stem cells

H Wang, Z Zhang, S Ruan, Q Yan, Y Chen, J Cui… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The ability of cancer stem cells (CSCs) to self-renew, differentiate, and generate new tumors
is a significant contributor to drug resistance, relapse, and metastasis. Therefore, the …

Multidimensional analysis of tumor stem cells: from biological properties, metabolic adaptations to immune escape mechanisms

H Han, T He, Y Wu, T He, W Zhou - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
As a key factor in tumorigenesis, progression, recurrence and metastasis, the biological
properties, metabolic adaptations and immune escape mechanisms of CSCs are the focus …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted inhibition of ACLY expression to reverse the resistance of sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma

H Sun, F Wang, Y Huang, J Wang, L Zhang… - Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Resistance to sorafenib has been documented in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients.
We investigated:(i) the correlation between adenosine triphosphate citrate lyase (ACLY) …

Metabolic profiles of cancer stem cells and normal stem cells and their therapeutic significance

I Stouras, M Vasileiou, PF Kanatas, E Tziona… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a rare cancer cell population, responsible for the facilitation,
progression, and resistance of tumors to therapeutic interventions. This subset of cancer …

Metabolism in cancer stem cells: targets for clinical treatment

GM Wen, XY Xu, P Xia - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have high tumorigenicity, high metastasis and high resistance to
treatment. They are the key factors for the growth, metastasis and drug resistance of …