The metabolic programming of stem cells

N Shyh-Chang, HH Ng - Genes & development, 2017 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Advances in metabolomics have deepened our understanding of the roles that specific
modes of metabolism play in programming stem cell fates. Here, we review recent …

Transcriptional and epigenetic control of brown and beige adipose cell fate and function

T Inagaki, J Sakai, S Kajimura - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2016 - nature.com
White adipocytes store excess energy in the form of triglycerides, whereas brown and beige
adipocytes dissipate energy in the form of heat. This thermogenic function relies on the …

CD44 regulates epigenetic plasticity by mediating iron endocytosis

S Müller, F Sindikubwabo, T Cañeque, A Lafon… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
CD44 is a transmembrane glycoprotein linked to various biological processes reliant on
epigenetic plasticity, which include development, inflammation, immune responses, wound …

Alpha-Ketoglutarate dietary supplementation to improve health in humans

B Gyanwali, ZX Lim, J Soh, C Lim, SP Guan… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2022 - cell.com
Alpha-ketoglutarate (AKG) is an intermediate in the Krebs cycle involved in various
metabolic and cellular pathways. As an antioxidant, AKG interferes in nitrogen and ammonia …

[HTML][HTML] GABA regulates IL-1β production in macrophages

J Fu, Z Han, Z Wu, Y Xia, G Yang, Y Yin, W Ren - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Neurotransmitters have been well documented to determine immune cell fates; however,
whether and how γ-amino butyric acid (GABA) shapes the function of innate immune cells is …

LKB1 loss links serine metabolism to DNA methylation and tumorigenesis

F Kottakis, BN Nicolay, A Roumane, R Karnik, H Gu… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Intermediary metabolism generates substrates for chromatin modification, enabling the
potential coupling of metabolic and epigenetic states. Here we identify a network linking …

Fatty acid oxidation is a druggable gateway regulating cellular plasticity for driving metastasis in breast cancer

SY Loo, LP Toh, WH Xie, E Pathak, W Tan, S Ma… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Cell state transitions control the functional behavior of cancer cells. Epithelial-to-
mesenchymal transition (EMT) confers cancer stem cell-like properties, enhanced …

[HTML][HTML] Integrated metabolic and epigenomic reprograming by H3K27M mutations in diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

C Chung, SR Sweha, D Pratt, B Tamrazi, P Panwalkar… - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Summary H3K27M diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs) are fatal and lack treatments.
They mainly harbor H3. 3K27M mutations resulting in H3K27me3 reduction. Integrated …

Metabolic sensing and control in mitochondria

Y Liu, K Birsoy - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mitochondria are membrane-enclosed organelles with endosymbiotic origins, harboring
independent genomes and a unique biochemical reaction network. To perform their critical …

Urate‐induced immune programming: Consequences for gouty arthritis and hyperuricemia

G Cabău, TO Crișan, V Klück, RA Popp… - Immunological …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Trained immunity is a process in which innate immune cells undergo functional
reprogramming in response to pathogens or damage‐associated molecules leading to an …