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Mitochondria and cancer

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Wallace, Douglas C.·2012·Nature Reviews Cancer

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Contrary to conventional wisdom, functional mitochondria are essential for the cancer cell. Although mutations in mitochondrial genes are common in cancer cells, they do not inactivate mitochondrial energy metabolism but rather alter the mitochondrial bioenergetic and biosynthetic state. These states communicate with the nucleus through mitochondrial 'retrograde signalling' to modulate signal transduction pathways, transcriptional circuits and chromatin structure to meet the perceived mitochondrial and nuclear requirements of the cancer cell. Cancer cells then reprogramme adjacent stromal cells to optimize the cancer cell environment. These alterations activate out-of-context programmes that are important in development, stress response, wound healing and nutritional status.

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  • NADH is a central electron donor in oxidative phosphorylation, supplying electrons to the electron transport chain to generate ATP.

    “NADH is one of the central electron donors in oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) in the mitochondria, providing electrons to the electron transport chain (ETC) to generate ATP (Krebs, 1970; Wallace, 2012).”

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  • NAD+ is essential in glycolysis and the TCA cycle by accepting hydride equivalents to form NADH during ATP production.

    “NAD+ plays an essential role in glycolysis and the citric acid (TCA) cycle, by its ability to accept hydride equivalents, forming NADH during ATP production (Krebs, 1970; Wallace, 2012).”

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Authors
Wallace, D. C.
Affiliations
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
Corresponding author
Wallace, Douglas C.
Venue
Nature Reviews Cancer
Published
2012-09-24
Volume
12
Issue
10
Pages
685-698
ISSN
  • 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1768
OpenAlex
W2034773856
Cited by
2,404
References
170
Citations by year
2026: 130 · 2025: 212 · 2024: 230 · 2023: 215 · 2022: 212 · 2021: 207 · 2020: 199 · 2019: 196 · 2018: 142 · 2017: 136 · 2016: 143 · 2015: 151 · 2014: 127 · 2013: 88 · 2012: 6
FWCI
10.62
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG024373, AG24373)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (DK-73691, R01DK073691)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS070298, NS-21328, R01NS021328, R01NS070298)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • 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
Keywords
mitochondria, carcinogenesis, mitochondrial DNA mutations, mitochondrial bioenergetics, mitochondrial-nuclear communication, tumor reprogramming, chromatin structure, signal transduction
MeSH terms
Animals, DNA, Mitochondrial, Energy Metabolism, Humans, Mitochondria, Mutation, Neoplasms, Signal Transduction, Reactive Oxygen Species, Membrane Potential, Mitochondrial

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