Abstract
Mitochondria are responsible for coordinating cellular energy production in the vast majority of somatic cells, and every cell type in a specific state can have a distinct metabolic signature. The metabolic requirements of cells from different tissues changes as they proliferate/differentiate, and cellular metabolism must match these demands. Proliferating cells, namely cancer cells and stem cells, tend to prefer glycolysis rather than a more oxidative metabolism. This preference has been exploited for the improvement of new biotechnological and therapeutic applications. In this review, we describe mitochondrial dynamics and energy metabolism modulation during nuclear reprogramming of somatic cells, which will be essential for the development and optimization of new protocols for regenerative medicine, disease modeling and toxicological screens involving patientspecific reprogrammed cells.
Keywords: Glycolysis, metabolism, nuclear reprogramming, oxidative phosphorylation, pluripotency, regenerative medicine.
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Metabolic Reprogramming in Proliferating Cells
Volume: 22 Issue: 20
Author(s): Maria Ines Sousa, Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Sandro Pereira, Tania Perestrelo, Marcelo Correia and Joao Ramalho-Santos
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Keywords: Glycolysis, metabolism, nuclear reprogramming, oxidative phosphorylation, pluripotency, regenerative medicine.
Abstract: Mitochondria are responsible for coordinating cellular energy production in the vast majority of somatic cells, and every cell type in a specific state can have a distinct metabolic signature. The metabolic requirements of cells from different tissues changes as they proliferate/differentiate, and cellular metabolism must match these demands. Proliferating cells, namely cancer cells and stem cells, tend to prefer glycolysis rather than a more oxidative metabolism. This preference has been exploited for the improvement of new biotechnological and therapeutic applications. In this review, we describe mitochondrial dynamics and energy metabolism modulation during nuclear reprogramming of somatic cells, which will be essential for the development and optimization of new protocols for regenerative medicine, disease modeling and toxicological screens involving patientspecific reprogrammed cells.
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Sousa Ines Maria, Rodrigues Sofia Ana, Pereira Sandro, Perestrelo Tania, Correia Marcelo and Ramalho-Santos Joao, Mitochondrial Mechanisms of Metabolic Reprogramming in Proliferating Cells, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 22 (20) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867322666150514095718
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867322666150514095718 |
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