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ReviewCurrent biology : CB2015

Sirtuins and the Metabolic Hurdles in Cancer.

Natalie J German, Marcia C Haigis

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Review in Current biology : CB, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
41citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

41 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Review
  3. The Yin-Yang balance of SIRT1 and SIRT2 in cancer metabolic remodeling.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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  10. Epigenetic meets metabolism: novel vulnerabilities to fight cancer.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2023
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  13. VNTR Polymorphism in the Intron 5 of SIRT3 and Susceptibility to Breast Cancer.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2023
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  17. Metabolites · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Natalie J GermanDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: njgerman@fas.harvard.edu.
Marcia C HaigisDepartment of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: marcia_haigis@hms.harvard.edu.
Harvard University · US

Funding

Regulation of mitochondrial metabolism by SIRT4R01AG032375 · NIA · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI HAIGIS, MARCIA · 2009 to 2014
$1.8M
NIA NIH HHS AG032375NIA NIH HHS R01 AG032375
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nutrient demands of cancer cannot be met by normal cell metabolism. Cancer cells undergo dramatic alteration of metabolic pathways in a process called reprogramming, characterized by increased nutrient uptake and re-purposing of these fuels for biosynthetic, bioenergetic or signaling pathways. Partitioning carbon sources toward growth and away from ATP production necessitates other means of generating energy for biosynthetic reactions. Additionally, cancer cell adaptations frequently lead to increased production of reactive oxygen species and lactic acid, which can be beneficial to cancer growth but also are potentially toxic and must be appropriately cleared. Sirtuins are a family of deacylases and ADP-ribosyltransferases with clear links to regulation of cancer metabolism. Through their unique ability to integrate cellular stress and nutrient status with coordination of metabolic outputs, sirtuins are well poised to play pivotal roles in tumor progression and survival. Here, we review the multi-faceted duties of sirtuins in tackling the metabolic hurdles in cancer. We focus on both beneficial and adverse effects of sirtuins in the regulation of energetic, biosynthetic and toxicity barriers faced by cancer cells.

Indexed as

Models, BiologicalBiosynthetic PathwaysCell Transformation, NeoplasticEnergy MetabolismGluconeogenesisHumansLactic AcidMolecular StructureNADNeoplasmsReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionSirtuinsLactic AcidNADReactive Oxygen SpeciesSirtuins

Identifiers

PMID26126285
PMCPMC5748939
OpenAlexW1590981211

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