[HTML][HTML] Key enzymes in pyrimidine synthesis, CAD and CPS1, predict prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

DA Ridder, M Schindeldecker, A Weinmann, K Berndt… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Individual patients with liver cancer have a highly variable clinical course.
Hence, there is an urgent need to identify new prognostic markers to determine prognosis …

Manipulating T-cell metabolism to enhance immunotherapy in solid tumor

C Chen, Z Wang, Y Ding, Y Qin - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cellular metabolism is not only essential for tumor cells to sustain their rapid growth and
proliferation, but also crucial to maintain T cell fitness and robust immunity. Dysregulated …

Targeting glutamine metabolism network for the treatment of therapy-resistant prostate cancer

L Xu, B Zhao, W Butler, H Xu, N Song, X Chen… - Oncogene, 2022 - nature.com
Advanced and aggressive prostate cancer (PCa) depends on glutamine for survival and
proliferation. We have previously shown that inhibition of glutaminase 1, which catalyzes the …

[HTML][HTML] Plumbagin, a natural product with potent anticancer activities, binds to and inhibits dihydroorotase, a key enzyme in pyrimidine biosynthesis

HH Guan, YH Huang, ES Lin, CJ Chen… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dihydroorotase (DHOase) is the third enzyme in the de novo biosynthesis pathway for
pyrimidine nucleotides, and an attractive target for potential anticancer chemotherapy. By …

Aberrant L-fucose accumulation and increased core fucosylation are metabolic liabilities in mesenchymal glioblastoma

V Pieri, AL Gallotti, D Drago, M Cominelli, I Pagano… - Cancer Research, 2023 - AACR
Glioblastoma (GBM) is a common and deadly form of brain tumor in adults. Dysregulated
metabolism in GBM offers an opportunity to deploy metabolic interventions as precise …

Metabolic reprogramming in hematologic malignancies: advances and clinical perspectives

Z Yu, X Zhou, X Wang - Cancer Research, 2022 - AACR
Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancer progression. Metabolic activity supports
tumorigenesis and tumor progression, allowing cells to uptake essential nutrients from the …

DHODH inhibition enhances the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade by increasing cancer cell antigen presentation

NJ Mullen, SK Shukla, R Thakur, SS Kollala, D Wang… - Elife, 2024 - elifesciences.org
Pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis is a druggable metabolic dependency of cancer cells,
and chemotherapy agents targeting pyrimidine metabolism are the backbone of treatment …

Role of glycolytic and glutamine metabolism reprogramming on the proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis resistance through modulation of signaling pathways in …

C Trejo-Solis, D Silva-Adaya, N Serrano-García… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Metabolic reprogramming in glioblastoma is a hallmark of malignancy.
Metabolic enzymes and metabolites participate in energetic metabolism and function as …

Therapeutic targeting of both dihydroorotate dehydrogenase and nucleoside transport in MYCN-amplified neuroblastoma

Y Yu, J Ding, S Zhu, A Alptekin, Z Dong, C Yan… - Cell death & …, 2021 - nature.com
Metabolic reprogramming is an integral part of the growth-promoting program driven by the
MYC family of oncogenes. However, this reprogramming also imposes metabolic …

Molecular and functional profiling of chemotolerant cells unveils nucleoside metabolism-dependent vulnerabilities in medulloblastoma

E Mariotto, E Rampazzo, R Bortolozzi, F Rruga… - Acta Neuropathologica …, 2023 - Springer
Chemotherapy resistance is considered one of the main causes of tumor relapse, still
challenging researchers for the identification of the molecular mechanisms sustaining its …