Figure 6.
Adipocytic GS overexpression via altered histone methylation induces chemoresistance to 5FU in peritoneal carcinomatosis of colorectal cancer metastasis. Adipocyte-derived glutamine (Gln) promotes resistance to 5FU chemotherapy via inducing mTOR activation in CRC cells. Adipocyte-derived Gln production is increased by Gln synthetase (GS) upregulation, which is regulated by altered histone methylation. Loss of H3k4me2 increases GS expression in adipose cells.