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Metabolic regulation of somatic stem cells in vivo

Meacham, Corbin E., DeVilbiss, Andrew W., Morrison, Sean J.·2022·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Abstract

Metabolism has been studied mainly in cultured cells or at the level of whole tissues or whole organisms in vivo. Consequently, our understanding of metabolic heterogeneity among cells within tissues is limited, particularly when it comes to rare cells with biologically distinct properties, such as stem cells. Stem cell function, tissue regeneration and cancer suppression are all metabolically regulated, although it is not yet clear whether there are metabolic mechanisms unique to stem cells that regulate their activity and function. Recent work has, however, provided evidence that stem cells do have a metabolic signature that is distinct from that of restricted progenitors and that metabolic changes influence tissue homeostasis and regeneration. Stem cell maintenance throughout life in many tissues depends upon minimizing anabolic pathway activation and cell division. Consequently, stem cell activation by tissue injury is associated with changes in mitochondrial function, lysosome activity and lipid metabolism, potentially at the cost of eroding self-renewal potential. Stem cell metabolism is also regulated by the environment: stem cells metabolically interact with other cells in their niches and are able to sense and adapt to dietary changes. The accelerating understanding of stem cell metabolism is revealing new aspects of tissue homeostasis with the potential to promote tissue regeneration and cancer suppression.

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  • Various metabolites (for example, NAD, ATP, glucose, amino acids and lipids) and the enzymes that use or regulate them are pivotal for the integration of external factors and the regulation of stem cell function.

    “Various metabolites (for example, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), adenosine triphosphate, glucose, amino acids and lipids), and the enzymes that use or regulate them, are pivotal for the integration of external factors and the regulation of stem cell function114,115.”

    From Ageing and rejuvenation of tissue stem cells and their niches (2023) · cites this paper as [115]

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Authors
Meacham, C. E., DeVilbiss, A. W., & Morrison, S. J.
Affiliations
  • The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
Morrison, Sean J.
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2022-02-28
Volume
23
Issue
6
Pages
428-443
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W4214652191
Cited by
85
References
216
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 18 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 6
FWCI
1.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (F32HL135975)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Mesenchymal stem cell research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
Keywords
adult stem cells, stem cell metabolism, metabolic heterogeneity, tissue regeneration, tissue homeostasis, stem cell niche, mitochondrial function, lipid metabolism, self-renewal, stem cell activation, dietary regulation, tumor suppression
MeSH terms
Cell Differentiation, Cell Division, Homeostasis, Stem Cells, Adult Stem Cells, Metabolic Networks and Pathways

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