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ReviewExperimental & molecular medicine2025

Uridine as a hub in cancer metabolism and RNA biology.

Kyoung-Min Choi, Brennon A Berard, Je-Hyun Yoon, Dohoon Kim

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Review in Experimental & molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Targeted metabolomic profiling of gastric cancer biopsies.The Indian journal of medical research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kyoung-Min Choi *Department of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Brennon A Berard *Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7831-9351
Je-Hyun YoonDepartment of Oncology Science, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, USA. jehyun-yoon@ouhsc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7615-8654
Dohoon KimDepartment of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. Dohoon.Kim@umassmed.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5723-6589

Funding

Targeting the detoxification function of the enzyme KDSR for cancer therapyR01CA269711 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Dohoon Kim · 2023 to 2026
$1.5M
Selenoprotein-independent biological roles for selenium in selenium deficiency and excessR01GM148832 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Dohoon Kim · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269711NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM148832U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA269711U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) GM148832
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uridine is the ubiquitous nucleoside form of the RNA base uracil. It occupies a prominent 'hub' position in energy metabolism; for example, it is metabolically linked to de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis and glycolysis and biologically linked to diverse processes, such as RNA synthesis/degradation and glycosylation. It is a vital interorgan 'currency' nutrient readily imported by mammalian cells, and its supplementation can exert both cytoprotective and toxic effects, for which the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Importantly, it is a route by which the decay of RNA can be repurposed as an alternative fuel source under nutrient-limiting conditions to aid in tumor initiation, development and metastasis. Here we explain how the upstream inputs and downstream metabolic fates of uridine influence cancer traits and illustrate both established and hypothetical strategies targeting uridine metabolism for cancer therapy.

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NeoplasmsRNAUridineAnimalsEnergy MetabolismHumansRNAUridine

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PMID40804482
PMCPMC12411634

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