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Inhibition of Amino Acid Metabolism Selectively Targets Human Leukemia Stem Cells

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Jones, Courtney L., Stevens, Brett M., D'Alessandro, Angelo, Reisz, Julie A., Culp-Hill, Rachel, Nemkov, Travis, Pei, Shanshan, Khan, Nabilah +8 more·2018·Cancer Cell

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In this study we interrogated the metabolome of human acute myeloid leukemia (AML) stem cells to elucidate properties relevant to therapeutic intervention. We demonstrate that amino acid uptake, steady-state levels, and catabolism are all elevated in the leukemia stem cell (LSC) population. Furthermore, LSCs isolated from de novo AML patients are uniquely reliant on amino acid metabolism for oxidative phosphorylation and survival. Pharmacological inhibition of amino acid metabolism reduces oxidative phosphorylation and induces cell death. In contrast, LSCs obtained from relapsed AML patients are not reliant on amino acid metabolism due to their ability to compensate through increased fatty acid metabolism. These findings indicate that clinically relevant eradication of LSCs can be achieved with drugs that target LSC metabolic vulnerabilities.

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  • The combination of venetoclax and azacitidine targets mitochondrial metabolism through inhibition of glutathionylation of complex II of the electron transport chain and diminishes uptake of global amino acids in primary patient AML stem cells.

    “the combination of venetoclax (inhibitor of the anti-apoptopic protein BCL-2) and azacitidine has been shown to target mitochondrial metabolism through inhibition of the glutathionylation of complex II of the electron transport chain (45) and diminishes the uptake of global amino acids in primary patient AML stem cells (46).”

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  1. Pei S, Minhajuddin M, Adane B, Khan N, Stevens BM, Mack SC, Lai S, Rich JN, Inguva A, Shannon KM, (2018). AMPK/FIS1-Mediated Mitophagy Is Required for Self-Renewal of Human AML Stem Cells. Cell Stem Cell. PMC6035102 29910151

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Jones, C. L., Stevens, B. M., D'Alessandro, A., Reisz, J. A., Culp-Hill, R., Nemkov, T., Pei, S., Khan, N., Adane, B., Ye, H., Krug, A., Reinhold, D., Smith, C., DeGregori, J., Pollyea, D. A., & Jordan, C. T.
Affiliations
  • University of Colorado Anschutz (US)
  • University of Colorado Denver (US)
Corresponding author
Jordan, Craig T.
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-11
Volume
34
Issue
5
Pages
724-740.e4
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2901585624
Cited by
585
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 53 · 2025: 68 · 2024: 70 · 2023: 85 · 2022: 92 · 2021: 95 · 2020: 65 · 2019: 53 · 2018: 3
FWCI
16.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
Update notices
erratum (2019-02-11)
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  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • V Foundation for Cancer Research (F31CA196330-01, T2017-012)
  • Colorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (AEF CCTSI YR9 CO 2301425)
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Cancer Institute (R01 5 R01 CA200707)
  • American Cancer Society (25A5072)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Biochemistry › Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism
Keywords
leukemia stem cells, acute myeloid leukemia, amino acid metabolism, amino acid uptake, amino acid catabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, fatty acid metabolism, metabolic vulnerability, relapsed AML, cell death, metabolic reprogramming
MeSH terms
Amino Acids, Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Azacitidine, Biological Transport, Fatty Acids, Female, Glycolysis, Humans, Oxidative Phosphorylation, Sulfonamides, Neoplastic Stem Cells, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Bridged Bicyclo Compounds, Heterocyclic, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, Cell Line, Tumor, Lipid Metabolism, Mice, Metabolome

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