Zhu Siqiang, Liu Yuan, Chen Hao, Zhu Xingyu, Liu Xinyu, Xu Kang, Sang Yaodong, Shang Liang, Chong Wei, Li Leping
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Shandong Provincial Laboratory of Translational Medicine Engineering for Digestive Tumors, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan, China.
Clin Med Insights Oncol. 2025 May 6;19:11795549251331755. doi: 10.1177/11795549251331755. eCollection 2025.
Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) is a crucial mitochondrial enzyme in 1-carbon (1C) metabolism. It catalyzes the conversion of serine to glycine, generating 1C units essential for purine and pyrimidine synthesis, thereby supporting DNA replication and repair. Abnormally high expression is associated with malignant progression and treatment tolerance in various cancers. This review systematically summarizes the functions of SHMT2 in different types of cancer, underscoring on its roles in metabolism, immune microenvironment, and key signaling pathways (PI3K/AKT/mTOR, JAK-STAT, etc.) and outlines its epigenetic regulation and posttranslational modification mechanisms. Compared with the existing research, we focused on the latest regulatory mechanisms of SHMT2 and its potential in cancer treatment, such as the development and application of small-molecule inhibitors (SHIN2 and AGF347).
丝氨酸羟甲基转移酶2(SHMT2)是一碳(1C)代谢中一种关键的线粒体酶。它催化丝氨酸转化为甘氨酸,生成嘌呤和嘧啶合成所必需的一碳单位,从而支持DNA复制和修复。异常高表达与多种癌症的恶性进展和治疗耐受性相关。本综述系统总结了SHMT2在不同类型癌症中的功能,强调其在代谢、免疫微环境和关键信号通路(PI3K/AKT/mTOR、JAK-STAT等)中的作用,并概述了其表观遗传调控和翻译后修饰机制。与现有研究相比,我们重点关注了SHMT2的最新调控机制及其在癌症治疗中的潜力,如小分子抑制剂(SHIN2和AGF347)的开发与应用。