Serine racemase is required for colorectal tumor growth and a potential therapeutic target.
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ABSTRACT: Serine racemase (SRR) is an enzyme that catalyzes two reactions, the racemization and the dehydration of L-Ser and D-Ser and has been studied mainly in the fields of central nervous system. The function of SRR in cancer metabolism has not been elucidated. Here we show that SRR expression is upregulated in colorectal adenoma and adenocarcinoma lesions compared to non-neoplastic mucosa in human colorectal cancer specimens. Further analysis by using CRISPR/CRISPR-associated protein 9 system reveals that SRR enhances colorectal cancer cell proliferation via maintaining intracellular pyruvate and mitochondrial mass resulting in higher basal reactive oxygen species level, and has anti-apoptotic function.
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
PROVIDER: GSE128804 | GEO | 2020/01/29
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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