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Abstract
Interfering with anaplerotic utilization of glutamine (Gln) was recently reported to sensitize KRAS-driven cancer cells to the cytotoxic effects of capecitabine and paclitaxel. This effect was due to bypass of a Gln-dependent G1 cell cycle checkpoint in these cells. This study highlights therapeutic opportunities created by metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells.Entities:
Keywords: Glutamine; KRAS; TCA cycle; anaplerosis; cell cycle
Year: 2014 PMID: 26609545 PMCID: PMC4655600 DOI: 10.4161/23723548.2014.963445
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Cell Oncol ISSN: 2372-3556