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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2021

Glutamine Metabolism in Cancer.

Ting Li, Christopher Copeland, Anne Le

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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3 authors.

Ting LiMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Christopher CopelandMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Anne LeDepartment of Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. annele@jhmi.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolism is a fundamental process for all cellular functions. For decades, there has been growing evidence of a relationship between metabolism and malignant cell proliferation. Unlike normal differentiated cells, cancer cells have reprogrammed metabolism in order to fulfill their energy requirements. These cells display crucial modifications in many metabolic pathways, such as glycolysis and glutaminolysis, which include the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, the electron transport chain (ETC), and the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) [1]. Since the discovery of the Warburg effect, it has been shown that the metabolism of cancer cells plays a critical role in cancer survival and growth. More recent research suggests that the involvement of glutamine in cancer metabolism is more significant than previously thought. Glutamine, a nonessential amino acid with both amine and amide functional groups, is the most abundant amino acid circulating in the bloodstream [2]. This chapter discusses the characteristic features of glutamine metabolism in cancers and the therapeutic options to target glutamine metabolism for cancer treatment.

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GlutamineNeoplasmsCitric Acid CycleEnergy MetabolismGlycolysisHumansMetabolic Networks and PathwaysGlutamineGlutamine addictionGlutamine metabolismTargeting amino acid synthesisTargeting glutamine metabolismTransaminase upregulation

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PMID34014532
PMCPMC9703266

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