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Pyruvate and metabolic flexibility: illuminating a path toward selective cancer therapies

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Olson, Kristofor A., Schell, John C., Rutter, Jared·2016·Trends in Biochemical Sciences

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Dysregulated metabolism is an emerging hallmark of cancer, and there is abundant interest in developing therapies to selectively target these aberrant metabolic phenotypes. Sitting at the decision-point between mitochondrial carbohydrate oxidation and aerobic glycolysis (i.e., the 'Warburg effect'), the synthesis and consumption of pyruvate is tightly controlled and is often differentially regulated in cancer cells. This review examines recent efforts toward understanding and targeting mitochondrial pyruvate metabolism, and addresses some of the successes, pitfalls, and significant challenges of metabolic therapy to date.

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Authors
Olson, K. A., Schell, J. C., & Rutter, J.
Affiliations
  • University of Utah (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Rutter, Jared
Venue
Trends in Biochemical Sciences
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-03
Volume
41
Issue
3
Pages
219-230
ISSN
0968-0004 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2266126951
Cited by
154
References
108
Citations by year
2026: 12 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 21 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 18 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6
FWCI
1.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Trends in Biochemical Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R01GM094232)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (T32DK007115)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Keywords
pyruvate metabolism, cancer metabolism, metabolic flexibility, aerobic glycolysis, Warburg effect, metabolic therapy
MeSH terms
Glycolysis, Humans, Neoplasms, Oxidation-Reduction, Pyruvic Acid

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