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 …

Regulation and function of the mammalian tricarboxylic acid cycle

PK Arnold, LWS Finley - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2023 - ASBMB
The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, otherwise known as the Krebs cycle, is a central
metabolic pathway that performs the essential function of oxidizing nutrients to support …

[HTML][HTML] Acetyl-CoA metabolism in cancer

DA Guertin, KE Wellen - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Few metabolites can claim a more central and versatile role in cell metabolism than acetyl
coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA). Acetyl-CoA is produced during nutrient catabolism to fuel the …

Lipogenesis inhibitors: therapeutic opportunities and challenges

B Batchuluun, SL Pinkosky, GR Steinberg - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Fatty acids are essential for survival, acting as bioenergetic substrates, structural
components and signalling molecules. Given their vital role, cells have evolved mechanisms …

[HTML][HTML] A non-canonical tricarboxylic acid cycle underlies cellular identity

PK Arnold, BT Jackson, KI Paras, JS Brunner, ML Hart… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is a central hub of cellular metabolism, oxidizing nutrients
to generate reducing equivalents for energy production and critical metabolites for …

[HTML][HTML] Lipid and glucose metabolism in white adipocytes: pathways, dysfunction and therapeutics

P Morigny, J Boucher, P Arner, D Langin - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In mammals, the white adipocyte is a cell type that is specialized for storage of energy (in the
form of triacylglycerols) and for energy mobilization (as fatty acids). White adipocyte …

CD40 signal rewires fatty acid and glutamine metabolism for stimulating macrophage anti-tumorigenic functions

PS Liu, YT Chen, X Li, PC Hsueh, SF Tzeng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure of lipopolysaccharide triggers macrophage pro-inflammatory polarization
accompanied by metabolic reprogramming, characterized by elevated aerobic glycolysis …

Mitochondrial TCA cycle metabolites control physiology and disease

I Martínez-Reyes, NS Chandel - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
Mitochondria are signaling organelles that regulate a wide variety of cellular functions and
can dictate cell fate. Multiple mechanisms contribute to communicate mitochondrial fitness to …

[HTML][HTML] Physiological and pathological roles of lipogenesis

YG Jeon, YY Kim, G Lee, JB Kim - Nature Metabolism, 2023 - nature.com
Lipids are essential metabolites, which function as energy sources, structural components
and signalling mediators. Most cells are able to convert carbohydrates into fatty acids, which …

Pleiotropic effects of mitochondria in aging

T Lima, TY Li, A Mottis, J Auwerx - Nature aging, 2022 - nature.com
Aging is typified by a progressive decline in mitochondrial activity and stress resilience.
Here, we review how mitochondrial stress pathways have pleiotropic effects on cellular and …