miRNAs link metabolic reprogramming to oncogenesis

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• 作者：Maria Hatziapostolou ; Christos Polytarchou ; Dimitrios Iliopoulos
• 关键词：miRNAs ; metabolism ; cancer ; therapy
• 刊名：Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：July, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：24
• 期：7
• 页码：361-373
• 全文大小：1255 K

文摘

The most profound biochemical phenotype of cancer cells is their ability to metabolize glucose to lactate, even under aerobic conditions. This alternative metabolic circuitry is sufficient to support the biosynthetic and energy requirements for cancer cell proliferation and metastasis. Alterations in oncogenes and tumor-suppressor genes are involved in the metabolic switch of cancer cells to aerobic glycolysis, increased glutaminolysis, and fatty acid biosynthesis. miRNAs mediate fine-tuning of genes involved directly or indirectly in cancer metabolism. In this review we discuss the regulatory role of miRNAs on enzymes, signaling pathways, and transcription factors involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. We further consider the therapeutic potential of metabolism-related miRNAs in cancer.