Role of Creatine Shuttle in Colorectal Cancer Cells
Researchers analyzed the expression and function of mitochondrial creatine kinase and creatine kinase B in colorectal cancer (CRC) and investigated the role of the creatine shuttle in CRC.
[Haematologica] 301 patients with a median age 60 years were enrolled. Of them, 287 and 274 patients collected ≥2 and ≥4×106 CD34+ cells/kg, respectively, with a median of 9.9×106 CD34+ cells/kg collected.
[EMBO Journal] The authors provide an in-depth review of the metabolic and epigenetic interplay regulating hematopoietic stem cell fate, and discuss the influence of metabolic stress stimuli, as well as alterations occurring during leukemic development.