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Regulatory mechanisms of one-carbon metabolism enzymes

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Petrova, Boryana, Maynard, Adam G., Wang, Peng, Kanarek, Naama·2023·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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One-carbon metabolism is a central metabolic pathway critical for the biosynthesis of several amino acids, methyl group donors, and nucleotides. The pathway mostly relies on the transfer of a carbon unit from the amino acid serine, through the cofactor folate (in its several forms), and to the ultimate carbon acceptors that include nucleotides and methyl groups used for methylation of proteins, RNA, and DNA. Nucleotides are required for DNA replication, DNA repair, gene expression, and protein translation, through ribosomal RNA. Therefore, the one-carbon metabolism pathway is essential for cell growth and function in all cells, but is specifically important for rapidly proliferating cells. The regulation of one-carbon metabolism is a critical aspect of the normal and pathological function of the pathway, such as in cancer, where hijacking these regulatory mechanisms feeds an increased need for nucleotides. One-carbon metabolism is regulated at several levels: via gene expression, posttranslational modification, subcellular compartmentalization, allosteric inhibition, and feedback regulation. In this review, we aim to inform the readers of relevant one-carbon metabolism regulation mechanisms and to bring forward the need to further study this aspect of one-carbon metabolism. The review aims to integrate two major aspects of cancer metabolism-signaling downstream of nutrient sensing and one-carbon metabolism, because while each of these is critical for the proliferation of cancerous cells, their integration is critical for comprehensive understating of cellular metabolism in transformed cells and can lead to clinically relevant insights.

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Authors
Petrova, B., Maynard, A. G., Wang, P., & Kanarek, N.
Affiliations
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • Broad Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Kanarek, Naama
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-12
Volume
299
Issue
12
Pages
105457
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4388536689
Cited by
103
References
217
Citations by year
2026: 50 · 2025: 31 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 1
FWCI
4.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Gabrielle's Angel Foundation for Cancer Research (125)
  • NIAID (U19 AI118608-05S3)
  • Harvard Stem Cell Institute (DP-0193-21)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Croucher Foundation
  • Charles H Hood Foundation
  • Starr Foundation
  • Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Biochemical and Molecular Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Keywords
one-carbon metabolism, folic acid, serine, nucleotide synthesis, methylation, enzyme regulation, post-translational modification, subcellular compartmentalization, allosteric inhibition, feedback regulation, gene expression regulation, cancer metabolism, nutrient sensing, cell proliferation
MeSH terms
Amino Acids, Carbon, Enzyme Activation, Enzymes, Folic Acid, Humans, Methylation, Neoplasms, Nucleotides, Serine, Cell Proliferation

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