Metabolic Codependencies in the Tumor Microenvironment
Abstract
Metabolic reprogramming enables cancer cell growth, proliferation, and survival. This reprogramming is driven by the combined actions of oncogenic alterations in cancer cells and host cell factors acting on cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment. Cancer cell–intrinsic mechanisms activate signal transduction components that either directly enhance metabolic enzyme activity or upregulate transcription factors that in turn increase expression of metabolic regulators. Extrinsic signaling mechanisms involve host-derived factors that further promote and amplify metabolic reprogramming in cancer cells. This review describes intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms driving cancer metabolism in the tumor microenvironment and how such mechanisms may be targeted therapeutically.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jan 27, 2021
- Source ID
- 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-20-1211
Entities
People
- Alec C. Kimmelman
- Prasenjit Dey
- Ronald A. DePinho
Organizations
- National Cancer Institute
- Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Stand Up to Cancer
- State University of New York
- United States Department of Defense
- University of Texas at Austin