The role of lipids in cancer progression and metastasis

M Martin-Perez, U Urdiroz-Urricelqui, C Bigas… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
Lipids have essential biological functions in the body (eg, providing energy storage, acting
as a signaling molecule, and being a structural component of membranes); however, an …

Cancer cell heterogeneity and plasticity: A paradigm shift in glioblastoma

YA Yabo, SP Niclou, A Golebiewska - Neuro-oncology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Phenotypic plasticity has emerged as a major contributor to intra-tumoral heterogeneity and
treatment resistance in cancer. Increasing evidence shows that glioblastoma (GBM) cells …

Brain cancer stem cells: resilience through adaptive plasticity and hierarchical heterogeneity

RC Gimple, K Yang, ME Halbert, S Agnihotri… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Malignant brain tumours are complex ecosystems containing neoplastic and stromal
components that generate adaptive and evolutionarily driven aberrant tissues in the central …

The current paradigm and challenges ahead for the dormancy of disseminated tumor cells

E Risson, AR Nobre, V Maguer-Satta… - Nature Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Disseminated tumor cells (DTCs) are known to enter a state of dormancy that is achieved via
growth arrest of DTCs and/or a form of population equilibrium state, strongly influenced by …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting glioblastoma stem cells: a review on biomarkers, signal pathways and targeted therapy

X Tang, C Zuo, P Fang, G Liu, Y Qiu, Y Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GBM) remains the most lethal and common primary brain tumor, even after
treatment with multiple therapies, such as surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiation …

[HTML][HTML] Glycerol-3-phosphate biosynthesis regenerates cytosolic NAD+ to alleviate mitochondrial disease

S Liu, S Fu, G Wang, YU Cao, L Li, X Li, J Yang, N Li… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
Electron transport chain (ETC) dysfunction or hypoxia causes toxic NADH accumulation.
How cells regenerate NAD+ under such conditions remains elusive. Here, integrating …

[HTML][HTML] A slow-cycling/quiescent cells subpopulation is involved in glioma invasiveness

F Antonica, L Santomaso, D Pernici, L Petrucci… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Pediatric and adult high-grade gliomas are the most common primary malignant brain
tumors, with poor prognosis due to recurrence and tumor infiltration after therapy. Quiescent …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma stem cell-specific histamine secretion drives pro-angiogenic tumor microenvironment remodeling

J Chen, G Liu, X Wang, H Hong, T Li, L Li, H Wang… - Cell stem cell, 2022 - cell.com
The communication between glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) and the surrounding
microenvironment is a prominent feature accounting for the aggressive biology of …

Uncoupled glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle in kidney cancer reveals that cytosolic GPD is essential to support lipid synthesis

CH Yao, JS Park, K Kurmi, SH Hu, G Notarangelo… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Summary The glycerol-3-phosphate shuttle (G3PS) is a major NADH shuttle that
regenerates reducing equivalents in the cytosol and produces energy in the mitochondria …

[HTML][HTML] Oncogenic and tumor-suppressive functions of NOTCH signaling in glioma

E Parmigiani, V Taylor, C Giachino - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although the role of NOTCH signaling has been extensively studied in health and disease,
many questions still remain unresolved. Being crucial for tissue homeostasis, NOTCH …