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Christian Frezza

@frezzalab.bsky.social

I post papers on #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology. I also post about academia, metal music, and mindfulness. https://www.cecad.uni-koeln.de/research/principal-investigators/prof-dr-christian-frezza/ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-7397

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congrats on your paper by the way πŸŽ‰

02.03.2026 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have noticed low engagement here, in particular for science papers, while a lot of the politics found on X is gradually moving here too. Is this my impression only? I am considering moving completely to LinkedIn.

02.03.2026 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning, all! The past week has seen some fantastic papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology. Check them here: biomed.news/bims-camemi/... Biomed News #keepreading

"Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have of them."-Marcel Proust

01.03.2026 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Functional nutrient-genetic profiling reveals biotin and FBXW7 are essential to bypass glutamine addiction Lisci et al. present a unified model revealing how cells escape glutamine addiction, a metabolic vulnerability of several cancers. Combining systematic genetic and nutrient screens, they show that bio...

Functional nutrient-genetic profiling reveals biotin and FBXW7 are essential to bypass glutamine addiction: Molecular Cell www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

26.02.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Good Sunday, all. There is a wonderful curated selection of papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology here: biomed.news/bims-camemi/... @biomednews.bsky.social #keepreading

The real truth, that dare not speak itself, is that no one is in control. Absolutely no one.

Terence McKenna

22.02.2026 06:13 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good morning, all! Here is a beautiful selection of papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology. Don't miss it! biomed.news/bims-camemi/... @biomednews.bsky.social #keepreading

"For everything you do, there will be a last time that you do it."-William B. Irvine

15.02.2026 06:23 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it was on purpose. I am glad you spotted it, maybe you can also read the piece. Also, I thank you for the judgment on my accuracy....well done πŸ‘

11.02.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thinking Like a Scientist, Part Three: Hypothesis Retrofitting Scientific papers are more complex than ever, but are we gaining deeper understanding or losing sight of the hypothesis? In this third part of Thinking like a scientist, I reflect on data-driven scien...

Papers are increasingly challenging to navigate, not only because of the sheer volume of data they contain but also because of their structure. This is a delicate point of discussion that we, as a community, should address. I would love hearing your views on this.

network.febs.org/posts/thinki...

11.02.2026 07:42 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
Metabolic permissiveness: how tissue context shapes cancer A biweekly scientific journal publishing high-quality research in molecular biology and genetics, cancer biology, biochemistry, and related fields

Chrysanthi Moschandrea and I have developed a new conceptual framework for understanding the role of metabolism in cancer, which we term metabolic permissiveness. We are eager to hear your thoughts on this topic.

genesdev.cshlp.org/content/earl...

10.02.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glucose deprivation drives LIF-dependent lung cancer - Nature Metabolism Glucose deprivation triggers the secretion of the cytokine LIF, which promotes angiogenesis and immune suppression in lung cancer models.

A particular mention to @crismunozp.bsky.social paper, which I sadly missed last week! www.nature.com/articles/s42...
Congratulations Cristina and team!

08.02.2026 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Sunday, all. Here is your weekly selection of papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology. So many exciting findings!! biomed.news/bims-camemi/... @biomednews.bsky.social

Biomed News #keepreading

"I am a part of all that I have met."-Alfred Tennyson

08.02.2026 06:44 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

sorry! misslinked! thanks for checking it

06.02.2026 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ZFTA–RELA ependymomas make itaconate to epigenetically drive fusion expression - Nature The ZFTA–RELA fusion, an oncogene for ependymomas, promotes the production of itaconate, and its dependence on this metabolite represents a new therapeutic target for this cancer.

Activated ATF6Ξ± is a hepatic tumour driver restricting immunosurveillance

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

04.02.2026 16:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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ZFTA–RELA ependymomas make itaconate to epigenetically drive fusion expression - Nature The ZFTA–RELA fusion, an oncogene for ependymomas, promotes the production of itaconate, and its dependence on this metabolite represents a new therapeutic target for this cancer.

ZFTA–RELA ependymomas make itaconate to epigenetically drive fusion expression

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

04.02.2026 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Sunday egg-ficionados! Here comes your weekly issue of #cebooc:

biomed.news/bims-cebooc/...

Highlight: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41606324/ by @brugueslab.bsky.social

Powered by @biomednews.bsky.social

01.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Sunday, mitolovers. Here is the weekly curated issue of papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology, with truly remarkable papers: lnkd.in/e7HDuVuU @biomednews.bsky.social #keepreading

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."-Simone Weil

01.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Good Sunday, all. Here is the weekly curated summary of papers in #cancermetabolsim and #mitochondrialbiology. Don't miss it! lnkd.in/e9QJz9AZ @biomednews.bsky.social #keepreading

"Start right now. Take a small step you can call your own. Don't follow someone else's heroics."-David Whyte

25.01.2026 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Whoa!! That's an amazing milestone, and well done for giving the community the opportunity to grow. The quality has been stellar!

22.01.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Sunday, all! Here is the curated weekly collection of papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology. Don't miss it; find it here: biomed.news/bims-camemi/... Biomed News #keepreading

"It's very simple to be happy. But it's very difficult to be simple." - Rabindranath Tagore

18.01.2026 06:40 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

only 6!

16.01.2026 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Polyamine-dependent metabolic shielding regulates alternative splicing - Nature Polyamines prevent the action of kinases on acidic phosphorylatable motifs in spliceosomal proteins, thus providing a mechanism for metabolite-mediated regulation of alternative splicing in cells.

Polyamine-dependent metabolic shielding regulates alternative splicing

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

16.01.2026 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

thank you for the chance of presenting our work!

16.01.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Metabolic adaptations rewire CD4+ T cells in a subset-specific manner in human critical illness with and without sepsis - Nature Immunology Rathmell and colleagues show that metabolic reprograming of regulatory T cells is associated with severity of critical illness in patients with and without sepsis.

Metabolic adaptations rewire CD4+ T cells in a subset-specific manner in human critical illness with and without sepsis

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

15.01.2026 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Client Challenge

Language model-guided anticipation and discovery of mammalian metabolites

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

14.01.2026 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

that's a party!

13.01.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

does the list end at some point?

13.01.2026 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good Sunday, all. Here is a great summary of last week's papers in #cancermetabolism and #mitochondrialbiology. Don't miss it! Find it here: biomed.news/bims-camemi/... Biomed News #keepreading

"Life isn't a dress rehearsal; this is it. It's your job to show up for this moment" Oliver Burkeman

11.01.2026 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects againstΒ peripheral neuropathy - Nature Mitochondria that are transported from satellite glial cells in dorsal root ganglia to peripheral sensory neurons through tunneling nanotube-like structures provide protection against peripheral neuro...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

07.01.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mitochondrial transfer from glia to neurons protects againstΒ peripheral neuropathy - Nature Mitochondria that are transported from satellite glial cells in dorsal root ganglia to peripheral sensory neurons through tunneling nanotube-like structures provide protection against peripheral neuro...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

07.01.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nutrient requirements of organ-specific metastasis in breast cancer - Nature How the complex interplay between multiple nutrients within the microenvironment dictates potential sites of metastatic cancer growth is explored.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

congrats to the @mvhlab.bsky.social !!

07.01.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0