ERC Consolidator Grant · 2018
Integrating the tissue-specificity and chronology of hereditary renal cancer predisposition
Cancer cells undergo profound metabolic changes. However, little is known about whether and how metabolic changes drive cancer. The discovery that mutations of Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) cycle enzymes in mitochondria predispose to cancer gives evidence that dysregulated metabolism could drive tumorigenesis. Amongst these, mutations in Fumarate Hydratase (FH) cause Hereditary Leiomyomatosis and Renal Cell Cancer (HLRCC), characterised by tumours of the skin and uterus, and renal cancer. Patients inherit one mutated copy of FH and loss of the wild-type (wt) allele occurs in tumours. Fumarate accumulation is the defining biochemical feature of these tumours. However, the mechanisms by which FH…
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