1. Targeting GLS1 to cancer therapy through glutamine metabolism.
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Yu W, Yang X, Zhang Q, Sun L, Yuan S, and Xin Y
- Subjects
- Apoptosis physiology, Benzophenanthridines pharmacology, Cell Proliferation physiology, Diazooxonorleucine metabolism, Disease Progression, Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, Genes, myc physiology, Humans, MicroRNAs physiology, NF-kappa B metabolism, Neoplasm Proteins antagonists & inhibitors, Neoplasms drug therapy, Neoplasms mortality, Oxidation-Reduction, Phosphates metabolism, Prognosis, Retinoblastoma Protein metabolism, Sulfides pharmacology, Thiadiazoles pharmacology, Glutaminase antagonists & inhibitors, Glutaminase metabolism, Glutamine metabolism, Neoplasm Proteins metabolism, Neoplasms metabolism, Neoplasms pathology
- Abstract
Glutamine metabolism is one of the hallmarks of cancers which is described as an essential role in serving as a major energy and building blocks supply to cell proliferation in cancer cells. Many malignant tumor cells always display glutamine addiction. The "kidney-type" glutaminase (GLS1) is a metabolism enzyme which plays a significant part in glutaminolysis. Interestingly, GLS1 is often overexpressed in highly proliferative cancer cells to fulfill enhanced glutamine demand. So far, GLS1 has been proved to be a significant target during the carcinogenesis process, and emerging evidence reveals that its inhibitors could provide a benefit strategy for cancer therapy. Herein, we summarize the prognostic value of GLS1 in multiple cancer type and its related regulatory factors which are associated with antitumor activity. Moreover, this review article highlights the remarkable reform of discovery and development for GLS1 inhibitors. On the basis of case studies, our perspectives for targeting GLS1 and development of GLS1 antagonist are discussed in the final part., (© 2021. Federación de Sociedades Españolas de Oncología (FESEO).)
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- 2021
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