Arginine and proline metabolism

Arginine and proline metabolism is one of the central pathways for the biosynthesis of the amino acids arginine and proline from glutamate. The pathways linking arginine, glutamate, and proline are bidirectional. Thus, the net utilization or production of these amino acids is highly dependent on cell type and developmental stage. Altered proline metabolism has been linked to metastasis formation in breast cancer.[1]

  1. ^ Elia, Ilaria; Broekaert, Dorien; Christen, Stefan; Boon, Ruben; Radaelli, Enrico; Orth, Martin F.; Verfaillie, Catherine; Grünewald, Thomas G. P.; Fendt, Sarah-Maria (2017). "Proline metabolism supports metastasis formation and could be inhibited to selectively target metastasizing cancer cells". Nature Communications. 8: 15267. Bibcode:2017NatCo...815267E. doi:10.1038/ncomms15267. PMC 5437289. PMID 28492237.