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ReviewBiomolecules2026

Aldehyde Detoxification in Cancer: Metabolic Guardians of the Genome.

Brandon T James, Emma P Kosmeder, Meng Wang

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Review in Biomolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Brandon T JamesDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1824-747X
Emma P KosmederDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-5953-0841
Meng WangDivision of Nutritional Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1573-0255

Funding

Deciphering the cellular origins and impact of toxic formaldehyde in mammalian cellsR35GM160077 · NIGMS · CORNELL UNIVERSITY · PI WANG, MENG · 2025 to 2025
$2.1M
American Association For Cancer Research 24-20-82NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM160077NIH HHS 1R35GM160077-01St. Baldrick's Foundation 1278637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reactive aldehydes are potent electrophiles that damage DNA and can ultimately promote cancer. While many aldehydes are ubiquitous in the environment, mammalian metabolism also generates high levels of endogenous aldehydes sufficient to threaten genome integrity. To protect against these aldehyde genotoxins, mammalian cells rely on diverse families of aldehyde detoxification enzymes as well as DNA repair pathways. Here, we review how aldehyde detoxification safeguards genome integrity, focusing on the aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) family, alcohol dehydrogenase 5 (ADH5), and the glyoxalases. We discuss how these enzymes operate in a 2-tier model (in which tier 1 detoxification enzymes cooperate with tier 2 DNA repair pathways in a tissue-specific manner), the consequences for cancer initiation and progression when aldehyde detoxification is compromised, and the opportunities for targeting aldehydes in cancer therapy.

Indexed as

AldehydesNeoplasmsAlcohol DehydrogenaseAldehyde DehydrogenaseAnimalsDNA DamageDNA RepairGenomic InstabilityHumansInactivation, MetabolicLactoylglutathione LyaseAlcohol DehydrogenaseAldehyde DehydrogenaseAldehydesLactoylglutathione Lyasealdehyde dehydrogenasesaldehyde detoxificationcancerDNA repairgenome instabilitymetabolic genotoxins

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PMID42509785
PMCPMC13406989

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