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Isotope tracing reveals distinct substrate preference in murine melanoma subtypes with differing anti-tumor immunity
Zhang X, Halberstam A, Zhu W, Leitner B, Thakral D, Bosenberg M, Perry R. Isotope tracing reveals distinct substrate preference in murine melanoma subtypes with differing anti-tumor immunity. Cancer & Metabolism 2022, 10: 21. PMID: 36457136, PMCID: PMC9714036, DOI: 10.1186/s40170-022-00296-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTumor microenvironmentAnti-tumor immunityPotential prognostic factorsObesity-associated cancersPotential prognostic predictorPatient RNA-seq dataSubset of studiesImmunogenic tumorsCancer Genome AtlasLymphocyte infiltrationMelanoma cell linesPrognostic factorsPrognostic predictorMetabolic therapyMelanoma subtypesMurine modelImmune functionMetabolic gene expressionMelanoma progressionMelanomaSubstrate metabolismMetabolic flux studiesGene expressionGenome AtlasCell lines
2019
Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation
Rabin-Court A, Rodrigues MR, Zhang XM, Perry RJ. Obesity-associated, but not obesity-independent, tumors respond to insulin by increasing mitochondrial glucose oxidation. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218126. PMID: 31188872, PMCID: PMC6561592, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218126.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlanineBreast NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCitrate (si)-SynthaseColonic NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGlucoseGlutamic AcidHumansInsulinIsotope LabelingKetone OxidoreductasesLymphoma, B-CellMaleMelanomaMitochondriaObesityOrgan SpecificityOxidation-ReductionPhosphorylationProstatic NeoplasmsReceptor, InsulinSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaConceptsCell divisionTumor cell linesCell linesMitochondrial glucose oxidationTumor typesObesity-driven insulin resistanceSubstrate preferenceMolecular mechanismsDose-dependent increaseGlucose oxidationPhysiologic insulinPyruvate dehydrogenase fluxWorse prognosisInsulin resistanceStable isotope methodObesityOxidative responsePhysiologic concentrationsSynthase fluxInsulinMetabolic signaturesTumor cellsTumorsDivisionLines