Nature Communications (Apr 2020)

Fasting inhibits aerobic glycolysis and proliferation in colorectal cancer via the Fdft1-mediated AKT/mTOR/HIF1α pathway suppression

  • Mei-lin Weng,
  • Wan-kun Chen,
  • Xiang-yuan Chen,
  • Hong Lu,
  • Zhi-rong Sun,
  • Qi Yu,
  • Peng-fei Sun,
  • Ya-jun Xu,
  • Min-min Zhu,
  • Nan Jiang,
  • Jin Zhang,
  • Jian-ping Zhang,
  • Yuan-lin Song,
  • Duan Ma,
  • Xiao-ping Zhang,
  • Chang-hong Miao

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15795-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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The molecular mechanisms underpinning how fasting inhibits tumourigenesis are not completely elucidated. Here, the authors show that fasting upregulates the cholesterogenic gene FDFT1 which leads to decreased AKT/mTOR/HIF1a signalling and glycolysis reduction in colorectal cancer.