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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

The Role of Mitochondrial Solute Carriers SLC25 in Cancer Metabolic Reprogramming: Current Insights and Future Perspectives.

Amer Ahmed, Giorgia Natalia Iaconisi, Daria Di Molfetta, Vincenzo Coppola, Antonello Caponio, Ansu Singh, Aasia Bibi, Loredana Capobianco, Luigi Palmieri, Vincenza Dolce and 1 more

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Amer AhmedDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0503-4045
Giorgia Natalia IaconisiDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0009-0006-1946-996X
Daria Di MolfettaDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-4696-9944
Vincenzo CoppolaDepartment of Cancer Biology and Genetics, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University and Arthur G. James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6163-1779
Antonello CaponioDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Ansu SinghDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Aasia BibiDepartment of Translational Biomedicine and Neuroscience, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.
Loredana CapobiancoDepartment of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of Salento, 73100 Lecce, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9058-7743
Luigi PalmieriDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6503-2922
Vincenza DolceDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2966-4866
Giuseppe FiermonteDepartment of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Biopharmaceutics, University of Bari, 70125 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6764-9395

Funding

Italian Association for Cancer Research IG 2022 ID 27121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells undergo remarkable metabolic changes to meet their high energetic and biosynthetic demands. The Warburg effect is the most well-characterized metabolic alteration, driving cancer cells to catabolize glucose through aerobic glycolysis to promote proliferation. Another prominent metabolic hallmark of cancer cells is their increased reliance on glutamine to replenish tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates essential for ATP production, aspartate and fatty acid synthesis, and maintaining redox homeostasis. In this context, mitochondria, which are primarily used to maintain energy homeostasis and support balanced biosynthesis in normal cells, become central organelles for fulfilling the heightened biosynthetic and energetic demands of proliferating cancer cells. Mitochondrial coordination and metabolite exchange with other cellular compartments are crucial. The human SLC25 mitochondrial carrier family, comprising 53 members, plays a pivotal role in transporting TCA intermediates, amino acids, vitamins, nucleotides, and cofactors across the inner mitochondrial membrane, thereby facilitating this cross-talk. Numerous studies have demonstrated that mitochondrial carriers are altered in cancer cells, actively contributing to tumorigenesis. This review comprehensively discusses the role of SLC25 carriers in cancer pathogenesis and metabolic reprogramming based on current experimental evidence. It also highlights the research gaps that need to be addressed in future studies. Understanding the involvement of these carriers in tumorigenesis may provide valuable novel targets for drug development.

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MitochondriaNeoplasmsAnimalsCitric Acid CycleEnergy MetabolismHumansMetabolic Reprogrammingcancermetabolic reprogrammingmetabolismmitochondriamitochondrial carriers

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PMID39795950
PMCPMC11719790

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