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Autophagy and Metabolism

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Rabinowitz, Joshua D., White, Eileen·2010·Science

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Autophagy is a process of self-cannibalization. Cells capture their own cytoplasm and organelles and consume them in lysosomes. The resulting breakdown products are inputs to cellular metabolism, through which they are used to generate energy and to build new proteins and membranes. Autophagy preserves the health of cells and tissues by replacing outdated and damaged cellular components with fresh ones. In starvation, it provides an internal source of nutrients for energy generation and, thus, survival. A powerful promoter of metabolic homeostasis at both the cellular and whole-animal level, autophagy prevents degenerative diseases. It does have a downside, however—cancer cells exploit it to survive in nutrient-poor tumors.

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  • Glutamine metabolism plays a critical role in tumor progression by supporting mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, supplying TCA cycle intermediates, glutathione synthesis, NEAA synthesis, and producing NADPH.

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Authors
Rabinowitz, J. D., & White, E.
Affiliations
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
Venue
Science
Published
2010-12-03
Volume
330
Issue
6009
Pages
1344-1348
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2039607936
Cited by
1,982
References
37
Citations by year
2026: 54 · 2025: 82 · 2024: 97 · 2023: 110 · 2022: 165 · 2021: 175 · 2020: 172 · 2019: 128 · 2018: 108 · 2017: 144 · 2016: 143 · 2015: 132 · 2014: 123 · 2013: 151 · 2012: 120
FWCI
12.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R37CA053370, RC1CA147961, R01CA130893)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Physiology › Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism
Keywords
autophagy, cellular metabolism, lysosomal degradation, metabolic homeostasis, starvation, energy production, degenerative diseases, cancer cells
MeSH terms
Animals, Autophagy, Cell Survival, Disease, Energy Metabolism, Homeostasis, Humans, Metabolism, Neoplasms, Phagosomes, Proteins, Starvation, Signal Transduction, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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