Metabolic Checkpoints In Cancer Cell Cycle Mahesh Saqcena by Mahesh Saqcena instant download after payment.

Growth factors (GFs) as well as nutrient sufficiency regulate cell division in metazoans.
The vast majority of mutations that contribute to cancer are in genes that regulate progression through the G1 phase of the cell cycle. A key regulatory site in G1 is the growth factor-dependent Restriction Point (R), where cells get permissive signals to divide. In the absence of GF instructions, cells enter the quiescent G0 state. Despite fundamental differences between GF signaling and nutrient sensing, they both have been confusingly referred to as R and therefore by definition considered to be a singular event in G1. Autonomy from GF signaling is one of the hallmarks in cancer; however, cancer cells also have metabolic rewiring enabling them to engage in anabolic biosynthetic pathways. In the absence of GF instructions and nutrients, cells commonly undergo apoptotic cell death. Thus, it is of importance to elucidate the differences between GF and nutrient deregulation in cancer to develop novel strategies in targeting tumor cell proliferation and survival.