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Metabolic reprogramming in cancer: unraveling the role of glutamine in tumorigenesis.

Abstract
Increased glutaminolysis is now recognized as a key feature of the metabolic profile of cancer cells, along with increased aerobic glycolysis (the Warburg effect). In this review, we discuss the roles of glutamine in contributing to the core metabolism of proliferating cells by supporting energy production and biosynthesis. We address how oncogenes and tumor suppressors regulate glutamine metabolism and how cells coordinate glucose and glutamine as nutrient sources. Finally, we highlight the novel therapeutic and imaging applications that are emerging as a result of our improved understanding of the role of glutamine metabolism in cancer.
AuthorsDania Daye, Kathryn E Wellen
JournalSeminars in cell & developmental biology (Semin Cell Dev Biol) Vol. 23 Issue 4 Pg. 362-9 (Jun 2012) ISSN: 1096-3634 [Electronic] England
PMID22349059 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins
  • Glutamine
  • Glucose
Topics
  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Cell Transformation, Neoplastic (metabolism)
  • Energy Metabolism (genetics)
  • Glucose (metabolism)
  • Glutamine (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Mutation
  • Neoplasms (metabolism, pathology)
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins (genetics, metabolism, physiology)
  • Signal Transduction

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