PMID- 26462158 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160926 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 39 DP - 2015 Dec 8 TI - Decoding Warburg's hypothesis: tumor-related mutations in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. PG - 41582-99 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.6057 [doi] AB - Otto Warburg observed that cancer cells derived their energy from aerobic glycolysis by converting glucose to lactate. This mechanism is in opposition to the higher energy requirements of cancer cells because oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) produces more ATP from glucose. Warburg hypothesized that this phenomenon occurs due to the malfunction of mitochondria in cancer cells. The rediscovery of Warburg's hypothesis coincided with the discovery of mitochondrial tumor suppressor genes that may conform to Warburg's hypothesis along with the demonstrated negative impact of HIF-1 on PDH activity and the activation of HIF-1 by oncogenic signals such as activated AKT. This work summarizes the alterations in mitochondrial respiratory chain proteins that have been identified and their involvement in cancer. Also discussed is the fact that most of the mitochondrial mutations have been found in homoplasmy, indicating a positive selection during tumor evolution, thereby supporting their causal role. FAU - Garcia-Heredia, Jose M AU - Garcia-Heredia JM AD - Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), HUVR/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. AD - Departamento de Bioquimica Vegetal y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Biologia, Sevilla, Spain. FAU - Carnero, Amancio AU - Carnero A AD - Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), HUVR/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins) RN - 0 (Mitochondrial Proteins) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Electron Transport Chain Complex Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - Energy Metabolism/*genetics MH - Genetic Predisposition to Disease MH - Glycolysis/genetics MH - Humans MH - Mitochondria/*metabolism/pathology MH - Mitochondrial Proteins/*genetics/metabolism MH - *Mutation MH - Neoplasms/*genetics/metabolism/pathology MH - Oxidative Phosphorylation MH - Phenotype MH - Risk Factors PMC - PMC4747175 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Warburg's hypothesis OT - cancer OT - metabolic switch OT - mitochondrial respiration OT - mitochondrial respiratory chain COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS The authors declare no conflicts of interest EDAT- 2015/10/16 06:00 MHDA- 2016/09/27 06:00 PMCR- 2015/12/08 CRDT- 2015/10/14 06:00 PHST- 2015/07/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/09/23 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/10/14 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/10/16 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/09/27 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2015/12/08 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 6057 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.6057 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2015 Dec 8;6(39):41582-99. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.6057.