Nitrogen metabolism profiling reveals cell state-specific pyrimidine synthesis pathway choice
Milan R. Savani, Bingbing Li, Bailey C. Smith, Wen Gu, Yi Xiao, Gerard Baquer, Tracey E. Shipman, Skyler Oken, Namya Manoj, Lauren G. Zacharias, Vineshkumar Thidil Puliyappadamba, Sylwia A. Stopka, Michael Scott Regan, Michael M. Levitt, Charles K. Edgar, , Samuel K. McBrayer
The paper develops a platform to trace 30 nitrogen isotope-labeled metabolites, revealing cell state-specific pyrimidine synthesis pathway preferences in primitive and differentiated cells.
Nature Metabolism · Apr 29, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology