Modulation of intracellular ROS levels by TIGAR controls autophagy

K Bensaad, EC Cheung, KH Vousden - The EMBO journal, 2009 - embopress.org
The p53‐inducible TIGAR protein functions as a fructose‐2, 6‐bisphosphatase, promoting
the pentose phosphate pathway and helping to lower intracellular reactive oxygen species …

Mitochondrial localization of TIGAR under hypoxia stimulates HK2 and lowers ROS and cell death

EC Cheung, RL Ludwig… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
The p53-inducible protein TIGAR (Tp53-induced Glycolysis and Apoptosis Regulator)
functions as a fructose-2, 6-bisphosphatase (Fru-2, 6-BPase), and through promotion of the …

[HTML][HTML] TIGAR, a p53-inducible regulator of glycolysis and apoptosis

K Bensaad, A Tsuruta, MA Selak, MNC Vidal… - Cell, 2006 - cell.com
The p53 tumor-suppressor protein prevents cancer development through various
mechanisms, including the induction of cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, and the maintenance of …

TIGAR, TIGAR, burning bright

P Lee, KH Vousden, EC Cheung - Cancer & metabolism, 2014 - Springer
Cancers cells shift their metabolism towards glycolysis in order to help them support the
biosynthetic demands necessary to sustain cell proliferation and growth, adapt to stress and …

TIGAR has a dual role in cancer cell survival through regulating apoptosis and autophagy

JM Xie, B Li, HP Yu, QG Gao, W Li, HR Wu, ZH Qin - Cancer research, 2014 - AACR
The p53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) inhibits glycolysis, resulting in
higher intracellular NADPH, lower reactive oxygen species (ROS) and autophagy activity. In …

Structure, regulation, and biological functions of TIGAR and its role in diseases

J Tang, L Chen, Z Qin, R Sheng - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2021 - nature.com
TIGAR (TP53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator) is the downstream target gene of
p53, contains a functional sequence similar to 6-phosphofructose kinase/fructose-2, 6 …

TP53, TP53 target genes (DRAM, TIGAR), and autophagy

W Hu, S Chen, RF Thorne, M Wu - Autophagy: Biology and Diseases …, 2019 - Springer
The tumor suppressor gene Tp53 encodes p53, a pivotal transcription factor with a broad
target gene repertoire. Induction and stabilization of p53 during DNA damage and oncogene …

Tp53-induced glycolysis and apoptosis regulator (TIGAR) protects glioma cells from starvation-induced cell death by up-regulating respiration and improving cellular …

C Wanka, JP Steinbach, J Rieger - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2012 - ASBMB
Altered metabolism in tumor cells is increasingly recognized as a core component of the
neoplastic phenotype. Because p53 has emerged as a master metabolic regulator, we …

TIGAR is required for efficient intestinal regeneration and tumorigenesis

EC Cheung, D Athineos, P Lee, RA Ridgway… - Developmental cell, 2013 - cell.com
Regulation of metabolic pathways plays an important role in controlling cell growth,
proliferation, and survival. TIGAR acts as a fructose-2, 6-bisphosphatase, potentially …

Sirtuins' modulation of autophagy

F Ng, BL Tang - Journal of cellular physiology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The sirtuin family of class III histone deacetylases has been extensively implicated in
modulating a myriad of cellular processes, including energy metabolism, stress response …