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Lipogenesis in cancer progression (review).

Abstract
In normal tissues, energy-providing lipids come principally from circulating lipids. However, in growing tumors, energy supply is mainly provided by lipids coming from de novo synthesis. It is not surprising to see elevated expression of several lipogenic genes in tumors from different origins. The role of lipogenic genes in the establishment of the primary tumor has been clearly established. A large number of studies demonstrate a role of fatty acid synthase in the activation of cell cycle and inhibition of apoptosis in tumor cells. Other lipogenic genes such as the acetyl CoA carboxylase (ACC) and the stearoyl CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) are highly expressed in primary tumors and also appear to play a role in their development. However, the role of lipogenesis in the metastatic process is less clear. In the present review, we aim to present the most recent evidences for the key role of lipogenic enzymes in the metastatic process and in epithelial to mesenchymal transition.
AuthorsCatherine Mounier, Lamia Bouraoui, Eric Rassart
JournalInternational journal of oncology (Int J Oncol) Vol. 45 Issue 2 Pg. 485-92 (Aug 2014) ISSN: 1791-2423 [Electronic] Greece
PMID24827738 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
Topics
  • Animals
  • Disease Progression
  • Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (physiology)
  • Humans
  • Lipogenesis (physiology)
  • Neoplasms (metabolism, pathology)
  • Signal Transduction (physiology)

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