NIH R01 · 2025
Mitochondrial NAD+ in Acute Myeloid Leukemias
PROJECT SUMMARY Targeting mitochondrial metabolism is an active area of research in Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). The cumulative data indicate that AML cells have heightened mitochondrial activity and prefer glutamine as a carbon source compared to noncancerous cells. Nevertheless, a challenge that emerges when trying to target these vulnerabilities one at a time is the continued presence of treatment-refractory AML cells, which ultimately result in relapse or developed resistance. The likely causes are the adaptable nature of metabolic pathways and cell-to-cell variability, either due to local environment or genetics. We propose that loss of mitochondrial nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide…
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