Cancer Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, Institute of Sericulture and Systems Biology, College of Sericulture & Textile & Biomass Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China.
Biomolecules. 2021 Sep 25;11(10):1406. doi: 10.3390/biom11101406.
Cellular metabolism alterations have been recognized as one of the most predominant hallmarks of colorectal cancers (CRCs). It is precisely regulated by many oncogenic signaling pathways in all kinds of regulatory levels, including transcriptional, post-transcriptional, translational and post-translational levels. Among these regulatory factors, epigenetics play an essential role in the modulation of cellular metabolism. On the one hand, epigenetics can regulate cellular metabolism via directly controlling the transcription of genes encoding metabolic enzymes of transporters. On the other hand, epigenetics can regulate major transcriptional factors and signaling pathways that control the transcription of genes encoding metabolic enzymes or transporters, or affecting the translation, activation, stabilization, or translocation of metabolic enzymes or transporters. Interestingly, epigenetics can also be controlled by cellular metabolism. Metabolites not only directly influence epigenetic processes, but also affect the activity of epigenetic enzymes. Actually, both cellular metabolism pathways and epigenetic processes are controlled by enzymes. They are highly intertwined and are essential for oncogenesis and tumor development of CRCs. Therefore, they are potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of CRCs. In recent years, both epigenetic and metabolism inhibitors are studied for clinical use to treat CRCs. In this review, we depict the interplay between epigenetics and cellular metabolism in CRCs and summarize the underlying molecular mechanisms and their potential applications for clinical therapy.
细胞代谢改变已被认为是结直肠癌(CRC)的最主要特征之一。它在各种调节水平上受到许多致癌信号通路的精确调节,包括转录、转录后、翻译和翻译后水平。在这些调节因子中,表观遗传学在调节细胞代谢中起着至关重要的作用。一方面,表观遗传学可以通过直接控制代谢酶或转运体编码基因的转录来调节细胞代谢。另一方面,表观遗传学可以调节主要的转录因子和信号通路,这些因子或通路控制代谢酶或转运体编码基因的转录,或影响代谢酶或转运体的翻译、激活、稳定或易位。有趣的是,表观遗传学也可以被细胞代谢所控制。代谢物不仅直接影响表观遗传过程,还影响表观遗传酶的活性。实际上,细胞代谢途径和表观遗传过程都受酶的控制。它们高度交织,对 CRC 的致癌和肿瘤发展至关重要。因此,它们是治疗 CRC 的潜在治疗靶点。近年来,人们研究了表观遗传学和代谢抑制剂在临床上用于治疗 CRC。在这篇综述中,我们描述了结直肠癌中表观遗传学和细胞代谢之间的相互作用,并总结了其潜在的分子机制及其在临床治疗中的应用。
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