Tryptophan fuels MYC-dependent liver tumorigenesis through indole 3-pyruvate synthesis

Abstract Cancer cells exhibit distinct metabolic activities and nutritional dependencies compared to normal cells. Thus, characterization of nutrient demands by individual tumor types may identify specific vulnerabilities that can be manipulated to target the destruction of cancer cells. We find tha...

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Published in:	Nature Communications
Main Authors:	Niranjan Venkateswaran, Roy Garcia, M. Carmen Lafita-Navarro, Yi-Heng Hao, Lizbeth Perez-Castro, Pedro A. S. Nogueira, Ashley Solmonson, Ilgen Mender, Jessica A. Kilgore, Shun Fang, Isabella N. Brown, Li Li, Emily Parks, Igor Lopes dos Santos, Mahima Bhaskar, Jiwoong Kim, Yuemeng Jia, Andrew Lemoff, Nick V. Grishin, Lisa Kinch, Lin Xu, Noelle S. Williams, Jerry W. Shay, Ralph J. DeBerardinis, Hao Zhu, Maralice Conacci-Sorrell
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-05-01
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-47868-3