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Lauren G. Zacharias

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · US
Area of research
Cancer Research · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism.
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citations
3,374
works
89
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
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Recent publications

l-2-Hydroxyglutarate impairs neuronal differentiation through epigenetic activation of MYC expression
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2026cited by 0position: middledoi
High Glucose Contribution to the TCA Cycle Is a Feature of Aggressive Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer in Patients
Cancer Discovery 2025cited by 15position: middledoi
Stable isotope tracing in human plasma-like medium reveals metabolic and immune modulation of the glioblastoma microenvironment
Neuro-Oncology 2025cited by 5position: middledoi
Conservation and divergence of metabolic phenotypes between patient tumours and matched xenografts
Nature Metabolism 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
NUDT5 regulates purine metabolism and thiopurine sensitivity by interacting with PPAT
Science 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Somatic mutations in TBX3 promote hepatic clonal expansion by accelerating VLDL secretion
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Nitrogen metabolism profiling reveals cell state-specific pyrimidine synthesis pathway choice
Nature Metabolism 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Electron transport chain inhibition increases cellular dependence on purine transport and salvage
Cell Metabolism 2024cited by 81position: middledoi
Metabolic inflexibility promotes mitochondrial health during liver regeneration
Science 2024cited by 51position: middledoi
Limiting mitochondrial plasticity by targeting DRP1 induces metabolic reprogramming and reduces breast cancer brain metastases
Nature Cancer 2023cited by 89position: middledoi
De novo pyrimidine synthesis is a targetable vulnerability in IDH mutant glioma
Cancer Cell 2022cited by 128position: middledoi
Compartmentalized metabolism supports midgestation mammalian development
Nature 2022cited by 113position: middledoi
In vivo isotope tracing reveals a requirement for the electron transport chain in glucose and glutamine metabolism by tumors
Science Advances 2022cited by 65position: middledoi
In vivo characterization of glutamine metabolism identifies therapeutic targets in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Science Advances 2022cited by 57position: middledoi
SNAT7 regulates mTORC1 via macropinocytosis
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 25position: middledoi
Principles of reproducible metabolite profiling of enriched lymphocytes in tumors and ascites from human ovarian cancer
Nature Protocols 2022cited by 12position: middledoi
1-Methylnicotinamide is an immune regulatory metabolite in human ovarian cancer
Science Advances 2021cited by 79position: middledoi
Isotope tracing reveals glycolysis and oxidative metabolism in childhood tumors of multiple histologies
Med 2021cited by 46position: middledoi
Guanosine triphosphate links MYC-dependent metabolic and ribosome programs in small-cell lung cancer
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2020cited by 74position: middledoi
Using arterial–venous analysis to characterize cancer metabolic consumption in patients
Nature Communications 2020cited by 51position: middledoi
The transcription factors aryl hydrocarbon receptor and MYC cooperate in the regulation of cellular metabolism
Journal of Biological Chemistry 2020cited by 38position: middledoi
Functional Assessment of Lipoyltransferase-1 Deficiency in Cells, Mice, and Humans
Cell Reports 2019cited by 121position: middledoi
Induction of LEF1 by MYC activates the WNT pathway and maintains cell proliferation
Cell Communication and Signaling 2019cited by 91position: middledoi
γ-6-Phosphogluconolactone, a Byproduct of the Oxidative Pentose Phosphate Pathway, Contributes to AMPK Activation through Inhibition of PP2A
Molecular Cell 2019cited by 83position: middledoi
Reactive metabolite production is a targetable liability of glycolytic metabolism in lung cancer
Nature Communications 2019cited by 74position: middledoi
Inosine Monophosphate Dehydrogenase Dependence in a Subset of Small Cell Lung Cancers
Cell Metabolism 2018cited by 199position: middledoi
Automated Glycan Sequencing from Tandem Mass Spectra of N-Linked Glycopeptides
Analytical Chemistry 2016cited by 40position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Ralph J. DeBerardinis · Children's Medical Center15 papers (2018–2025)Thomas P. Mathews · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust7 papers (2019–2026)Brandon Faubert · Southwestern Medical Center6 papers (2019–2026)Hieu Vu · Children's Medical Center5 papers (2019–2023)Ashley Solmonson · Children's Medical Center4 papers (2019–2026)Wen Gu · Peking University4 papers (2018–2025)Ling Cai · Duke University3 papers (2018–2025)Alpaslan Tasdogan · Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Kinderurologie und Andrologie3 papers (2021–2026)Sean J. Morrison · Howard Hughes Medical Institute2 papers (2022–2025)Gonçalo Vale · Southwestern Medical Center2 papers (2019–2023)Min Ni · Weifang Medical University2 papers (2018–2019)Maralice Conacci‐Sorrell · Southwestern Medical Center2 papers (2019–2020)Spencer Barnes · Cleveland Clinic Florida2 papers (2019–2020)Feng Cai · Children's Medical Center2 papers (2018–2020)Sarah MacPherson · McGill University2 papers (2021–2022)Jeffrey G. McDonald · Southwestern Medical Center2 papers (2019–2023)Jessica Sudderth · Children's Medical Center2 papers (2022–2026)Bookyung Ko · Southwestern Medical Center2 papers (2019–2022)Akash Kaushik · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center2 papers (2018–2022)Peter H. Watson · BC Cancer Agency2 papers (2021–2022)