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Reprogramming of serine, glycine and one-carbon metabolism in cancer

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Li, Albert M., Ye, Jiangbin·2020·Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease

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Metabolic pathways leading to the synthesis, uptake, and usage of the nonessential amino acid serine are frequently amplified in cancer. Serine encounters diverse fates in cancer cells, including being charged onto tRNAs for protein synthesis, providing head groups for sphingolipid and phospholipid synthesis, and serving as a precursor for cellular glycine and one-carbon units, which are necessary for nucleotide synthesis and methionine cycle reloading. This review will focus on the participation of serine and glycine in the mitochondrial one-carbon (SGOC) pathway during cancer progression, with an emphasis on the genetic and epigenetic determinants that drive SGOC gene expression. We will discuss recently elucidated roles for SGOC metabolism in nucleotide synthesis, redox balance, mitochondrial function, and epigenetic modifications. Finally, therapeutic considerations for targeting SGOC metabolism in the clinic will be discussed.

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  • One-carbon metabolism is commonly dysregulated in cancer due to its contribution to core cellular building blocks, epigenetics, post-translational modifications, and redox homeostasis.

    “One-carbon metabolism (1CM) is commonly dysregulated in cancer due to its contribution to core cellular building blocks (e.g., purine and pyrimidine nucleotides), epigenetics, post-translational modifications (PTMs), and redox homeostasis, and it is comprised of a complex network of enzymes.”

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Authors
Li, A. M., & Ye, J.
Affiliations
Stanford Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Ye, Jiangbin
Venue
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-10
Volume
1866
Issue
10
Pages
165841
ISSN
0925-4439 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3026201556
Cited by
127
References
131
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 28 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 25 · 2022: 17 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4
FWCI
1.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Mary Kay Foundation
  • National Institutes of Health
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Folate and B Vitamins Research
Keywords
serine metabolism, glycine metabolism, one-carbon metabolism, cancer metabolism, nucleotide synthesis, methionine cycle, redox homeostasis, mitochondrial function, epigenetic modifications, epigenetic regulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Carbon, Glycine, Humans, Methionine, Mitochondria, Neoplasms, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Serine, Transcription Factors, Metabolic Networks and Pathways, Cellular Reprogramming

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