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Serine and one-carbon metabolism in cancer

Yang, Ming, Vousden, Karen H.·2016·Nature Reviews Cancer

Abstract

The non-essential amino acid serine supports several metabolic processes that are crucial for the growth and survival of proliferating cells, including protein, amino acid and glutathione synthesis. As an important one-carbon donor to the folate cycle, serine contributes to nucleotide synthesis, methylation reactions and the generation of NADPH for antioxidant defence. Many cancer cells are highly dependent on serine, a trait that provides several novel therapeutic opportunities, either through the inhibition of de novo serine synthesis or by limiting the availability or uptake of exogenous serine.

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  • PSPH-mediated serine synthesis is upregulated in cancer cells as a mechanism contributing to enhanced nucleotide and amino acid synthesis and antioxidant production, and is a potential novel therapeutic target for treating cancers.

    “It is upregulated in cancer cells as a mechanism contributing to enhanced nucleotide and amino acid synthesis with regard to cell proliferation and antioxidant production, and it is a potential novel therapeutic target for treating cancers [29–31].”

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Authors
Yang, M., & Vousden, K. H.
Affiliations
Cancer Research UK Scotland Institute (GB)
Corresponding author
Vousden, Karen H.
Venue
Nature Reviews Cancer
Published
2016-09-16
Volume
16
Issue
10
Pages
650-662
ISSN
  • 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1768
OpenAlex
W2519435458
Cited by
992
References
133
Citations by year
2026: 89 · 2025: 119 · 2024: 138 · 2023: 117 · 2022: 103 · 2021: 126 · 2020: 102 · 2019: 68 · 2018: 60 · 2017: 64 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1
FWCI
6.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Cancer Research UK (18274)
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
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Keywords
serine metabolism, one-carbon metabolism, cancer metabolism, folate cycle, de novo serine synthesis, serine uptake, glutathione synthesis, nucleotide synthesis, methylation, NADPH, antioxidant defense, cancer therapeutics, amino acid biosynthesis
MeSH terms
Humans, Neoplasms, Serine, Cell Proliferation

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