Cell Death and Disease (Nov 2020)

Cytosolic serine hydroxymethyltransferase controls lung adenocarcinoma cells migratory ability by modulating AMP kinase activity

  • Amani Bouzidi,
  • Maria Chiara Magnifico,
  • Alessandro Paiardini,
  • Alberto Macone,
  • Giovanna Boumis,
  • Giorgio Giardina,
  • Serena Rinaldo,
  • Francesca Romana Liberati,
  • Clotilde Lauro,
  • Cristina Limatola,
  • Chiara Lanzillotta,
  • Antonella Tramutola,
  • Marzia Perluigi,
  • Gianluca Sgarbi,
  • Giancarlo Solaini,
  • Alessandra Baracca,
  • Alessio Paone,
  • Francesca Cutruzzolà

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-020-03215-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 11
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Lung cancer is a very aggressive tumor that often forms brain metastases. We show that lung cancer cells motility, fundamental for the formation of metastases, is controlled by amino acids such as serine and glycine, abundant in brain microenvironment.