2. Academic Validation
  3. Mitochondria and Cancer

Mitochondria and Cancer

  • Cell. 2016 Jul 28;166(3):555-566. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.002.
Sejal Vyas 1,  Elma Zaganjor 1,  Marcia C Haigis 2
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Department of Cell Biology, Ludwig Center at Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
  • 2 Department of Cell Biology, Ludwig Center at Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].
PMID: 27471965 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2016.07.002
Abstract

Mitochondria are bioenergetic, biosynthetic, and signaling organelles that are integral in stress sensing to allow for cellular adaptation to the environment. Therefore, it is not surprising that mitochondria are important mediators of tumorigenesis, as this process requires flexibility to adapt to cellular and environmental alterations in addition to Cancer treatments. Multiple aspects of mitochondrial biology beyond bioenergetics support transformation, including mitochondrial biogenesis and turnover, fission and fusion dynamics, cell death susceptibility, oxidative stress regulation, metabolism, and signaling. Thus, understanding mechanisms of mitochondrial function during tumorigenesis will be critical for the next generation of Cancer therapeutics.

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