[HTML][HTML] KRAS mutation: from undruggable to druggable in cancer

L Huang, Z Guo, F Wang, L Fu - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, and its treatment and outcomes have been
dramatically revolutionised by targeted therapies. As the most frequently mutated oncogene …

[HTML][HTML] Non-small-cell lung cancer in 2022: a review for general practitioners in oncology

H Mithoowani, M Febbraro - Current Oncology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in Canada and a significant cause of
morbidity for patients and their loved ones. There have been rapid advances in preventing …

[HTML][HTML] Lineage tracing reveals the phylodynamics, plasticity, and paths of tumor evolution

D Yang, MG Jones, S Naranjo, WM Rideout, KHJ Min… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Tumor evolution is driven by the progressive acquisition of genetic and epigenetic
alterations that enable uncontrolled growth and expansion to neighboring and distal tissues …

[HTML][HTML] Uridine-derived ribose fuels glucose-restricted pancreatic cancer

ZC Nwosu, MH Ward, P Sajjakulnukit, P Poudel… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a lethal disease notoriously resistant to
therapy,. This is mediated in part by a complex tumour microenvironment, low vascularity …

NRF2 activation induces NADH-reductive stress, providing a metabolic vulnerability in lung cancer

T Weiss-Sadan, M Ge, M Hayashi, M Gohar, CH Yao… - Cell metabolism, 2023 - cell.com
Multiple cancers regulate oxidative stress by activating the transcription factor NRF2 through
mutation of its negative regulator, KEAP1. NRF2 has been studied extensively in KEAP1 …

Targeting oncogene and non-oncogene addiction to inflame the tumour microenvironment

G Petroni, A Buqué, LM Coussens… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the clinical management of multiple
tumours. However, only a few patients respond to ICIs, which has generated considerable …

[HTML][HTML] Glutaminase inhibition impairs CD8 T cell activation in STK11-/Lkb1-deficient lung cancer

SA Best, PM Gubser, S Sethumadhavan, A Kersbergen… - Cell Metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) contains a rich source of nutrients that sustains cell
growth and facilitate tumor development. Glucose and glutamine in the TME are essential for …

O-GlcNAcylation promotes pancreatic tumor growth by regulating malate dehydrogenase 1

Q Zhu, H Zhou, L Wu, Z Lai, D Geng, W Yang… - Nature Chemical …, 2022 - nature.com
Oncogenic Kras-activated pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells highly rely on an
unconventional glutamine catabolic pathway to sustain cell growth. However, little is known …

[HTML][HTML] LncRNA FAM83A-AS1 facilitates tumor proliferation and the migration via the HIF-1α/glycolysis axis in lung adenocarcinoma

Z Chen, Z Hu, Q Sui, Y Huang, M Zhao… - … journal of biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), the major subtype of lung cancer, is among the
leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Energy-related metabolic reprogramming …

Metabolic requirement for GOT2 in pancreatic cancer depends on environmental context

SA Kerk, L Lin, AL Myers, DJ Sutton, A Andren… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Mitochondrial glutamate-oxaloacetate transaminase 2 (GOT2) is part of the malate-aspartate
shuttle, a mechanism by which cells transfer reducing equivalents from the cytosol to the …