Abstract
The resurgence of research into cancer metabolism has recently broadened interests beyond glucose and the Warburg effect to other nutrients, including glutamine. Because oncogenic alterations of metabolism render cancer cells addicted to nutrients, pathways involved in glycolysis or glutaminolysis could be exploited for therapeutic purposes. In this Review, we provide an updated overview of glutamine metabolism and its involvement in tumorigenesis in vitro and in vivo, and explore the recent potential applications of basic science discoveries in the clinical setting.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Nature Reviews Cancer |
DOIs | |
State | Accepted/In press - Jul 29 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Oncology
- Cancer Research