Targeting cancer metabolism in the era of precision oncology

ZE Stine, ZT Schug, JM Salvino, CV Dang - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
One hundred years have passed since Warburg discovered alterations in cancer
metabolism, more than 70 years since Sidney Farber introduced anti-folates that …

Mechanisms of metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells supporting enhanced growth and proliferation

C Schiliro, BL Firestein - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer cells alter metabolic processes to sustain their characteristic uncontrolled growth
and proliferation. These metabolic alterations include (1) a shift from oxidative …

Recent advances in targeting the “undruggable” proteins: from drug discovery to clinical trials

X Xie, T Yu, X Li, N Zhang, LJ Foster, C Peng… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Undruggable proteins are a class of proteins that are often characterized by large, complex
structures or functions that are difficult to interfere with using conventional drug design …

Reprogramming of fatty acid metabolism in cancer

N Koundouros, G Poulogiannis - British journal of cancer, 2020 - nature.com
A common feature of cancer cells is their ability to rewire their metabolism to sustain the
production of ATP and macromolecules needed for cell growth, division and survival. In …

Amino acid metabolism in health and disease

ZN Ling, YF Jiang, JN Ru, JH Lu, B Ding… - Signal Transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein synthesis. They are structural elements and
energy sources of cells necessary for normal cell growth, differentiation and function. Amino …

Targeting oncogenic Myc as a strategy for cancer treatment

H Chen, H Liu, G Qing - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2018 - nature.com
The MYC family oncogene is deregulated in> 50% of human cancers, and this deregulation
is frequently associated with poor prognosis and unfavorable patient survival. Myc has a …

Understanding the intersections between metabolism and cancer biology

MG Vander Heiden, RJ DeBerardinis - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Transformed cells adapt metabolism to support tumor initiation and progression. Specific
metabolic activities can participate directly in the process of transformation or support the …

Targeting metabolism for cancer therapy

A Luengo, DY Gui, MG Vander Heiden - Cell chemical biology, 2017 - cell.com
Metabolic reprogramming contributes to tumor development and introduces metabolic
liabilities that can be exploited to treat cancer. Chemotherapies targeting metabolism have …

Reprogramming of glutamine metabolism and its impact on immune response in the tumor microenvironment

G Ma, Z Zhang, P Li, Z Zhang, M Zeng, Z Liang… - Cell Communication and …, 2022 - Springer
Metabolic reprogramming and immune escape play a major role in tumorigenesis.
Increasing number of studies have shown that reprogramming of glutamine metabolism is a …

From Krebs to clinic: glutamine metabolism to cancer therapy

BJ Altman, ZE Stine, CV Dang - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2016 - nature.com
The resurgence of research into cancer metabolism has recently broadened interests
beyond glucose and the Warburg effect to other nutrients, including glutamine. Because …