Long non-coding RNAs affecting cell metabolism in cancer
Massimiliano Agostini, Mara Mancini, Eleonora Candi
Abstract
Metabolic reprogramming is commonly recognized as one important hallmark of cancers. Cancer cells present significant alteration of glucose metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, and lipid metabolism. Recent findings demonstrated that long non-coding RNAs control cancer development and progression by modulating cell metabolism. Here, we give an overview of breast cancer metabolic reprogramming and the role of long non-coding RNAs in driving cancer-specific metabolic alteration.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyReprogrammingMetabolismCancerLipid metabolismCancer cellBreast cancerMetabolic pathwayOxidative phosphorylationCellCellular metabolismCell metabolismBioinformaticsCancer researchCell biologyGeneticsBiochemistryCancer-related molecular mechanisms researchRNA modifications and cancerCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism