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The Common Feature of Leukemia-Associated IDH1 and IDH2 Mutations Is a Neomorphic Enzyme Activity Converting α-Ketoglutarate to 2-Hydroxyglutarate

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Ward, Patrick S., Patel, Jay, Wise, David R., Abdel-Wahab, Omar, Bennett, Bryson D., Coller, Hilary A., Cross, Justin R., Fantin, Valeria R. +8 more·2010·Cancer Cell

Abstract

The somatic mutations in cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) observed in gliomas can lead to the production of 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG). Here, we report that tumor 2HG is elevated in a high percentage of patients with cytogenetically normal acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Surprisingly, less than half of cases with elevated 2HG possessed IDH1 mutations. The remaining cases with elevated 2HG had mutations in IDH2, the mitochondrial homolog of IDH1. These data demonstrate that a shared feature of all cancer-associated IDH mutations is production of the oncometabolite 2HG. Furthermore, AML patients with IDH mutations display a significantly reduced number of other well characterized AML-associated mutations and/or associated chromosomal abnormalities, potentially implicating IDH mutation in a distinct mechanism of AML pathogenesis.

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  • Findingcitation

    There is a marked difference between the rate of isocitrate-dependent NADPH production by wild-type IDH1/IDH2 and the rate of α-ketoglutarate-dependent NADPH consumption by the mutant proteins.

    “There is a marked difference in the enzymatic rate of isocitrate-dependent NADPH production by the wild-type proteins and α-ketoglutarate-dependent NADPH consumption by both IDH1 and IDH2 mutants (Figure 2 and Dang et al., 2009).”
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  • Findingown data

    None of the IDH2-mutated samples had somatic mutations in Flt-3, NPM1, or ASXL1.

    “None of the IDH2-mutated samples were found to also have somatic mutations in Flt-3, NPM1, or ASXL1”
    Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
  • Findingown data

    IDH2 siRNA treated cells displayed a significant reduction in levels of citrate +5.

    “IDH2 siRNA treated cells displayed a significant reduction in levels of citrate +5”
    Quote in the paperSubstantial claim
  • Findingown data

    IDH1 and IDH2 mutations in cancer share a neomorphic enzymatic activity that produces 2HG.

    “2HG production is a shared feature of heterozygous mutations in either cytosolic IDH1 or mitochondrial IDH2.”
    • Also stated in: § 2HG as an onco-metabolite · plain
      “All IDH mutations reported to date share the neomorphic ability to produce high levels of tumor 2HG.”
    • Also stated in: § Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) · plain
      “Here we report that the common feature of IDH1 and IDH2 mutations observed in AML and glioma is the acquisition of an enzymatic activity not shared by either wild-type enzyme.”
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  • Findingown data

    There was a trend towards improved survival in patients who presented with IDH2 mutations (p=0.08).

    “we noted a trend towards improved survival in patients who presented with IDH2 mutations (p=0.08, Figure S2B)”
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    Findingnone given

    Both wild-type IDH1 and IDH2 play positive and non-redundant roles in cell proliferation.

    “In addition, it appears that both wild-type IDH1 and IDH2 can play positive and non-redundant roles in cell proliferation.”
    • Also stated in: § Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) · plain
      “Both wild-type IDH1 and IDH2 are required for cell proliferation.”
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    Findingown data

    IDH1 mutations were found in 7.7% (6/78) and IDH2 mutations in 15.4% (12/78, p<0.05) of serial AML samples.

    “While IDH1 mutations were found in 7.7% of samples in this analysis (6/78), twice as many mutations were detected in IDH2, at a frequency of 15.4% (12/78, p<0.05)”
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    Findingnone given

    IDH2 mutations are more common than IDH1 mutations in AML.

    “IDH2 mutations are more common than IDH1 mutations in AML”
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    Findingown data

    IDH3 siRNA treatment caused a reproducible increase in citrate +5, while citrate +4 was unchanged.

    “when cells were treated with one of two independent siRNAs against IDH3, there was a reproducible increase in citrate +5, while citrate +4 was unchanged”
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    Findingnone given

    Overall, IDH2 mutations appear more common than IDH1 mutations in AML.

    “Overall, IDH2 mutations appear more common than IDH1 mutations in AML.”
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    Premisecitation

    IDH1 mutations occur somatically in more than 70% of grade II-III gliomas and secondary glioblastomas, and in 8.5% of acute myeloid leukemias.

    “Mutations in human cytosolic isocitrate dehydrogenase I (IDH1) occur somatically in >70% of grade II-III gliomas and secondary glioblastomas, and in 8.5% of acute myeloid leukemias (AML)”
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    Premisecitation

    IDH1 R132 mutations were observed in 8.5% of AML patients studied, with a significantly higher percentage in the subset lacking cytogenetic abnormalities.

    “These IDH1 R132 mutations were observed in 8.5% of AML patients studied, and a significantly higher percentage of mutation was observed in the subset of patients whose tumors lacked cytogenetic abnormalities”
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    Premisecitation

    Cancer-associated IDH1 R132 mutants display a loss-of-function for isocitrate as substrate and a concomitant gain-of-function for the reduction of α-ketoglutarate to 2HG.

    “cancer-associated IDH1 R132 mutants display a loss-of-function for the use of isocitrate as substrate, with a concomitant gain-of-function for the reduction of α-ketoglutarate to 2HG”
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    Interpretationown data

    These data support a role for IDH2 and not IDH3 in the conversion of α-ketoglutarate into citrate by reductive carboxylation in the mitochondria.

    “These data support a role for IDH2 and not IDH3 in the conversion of α-ketoglutarate into citrate by reductive carboxylation in the mitochondria”
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    Premisecitation

    The R132H IDH1 mutation observed in gliomas displays a gain of function for the NADPH-dependent reduction of α-ketoglutarate to R(-)-2-hydroxyglutarate.

    “The R132H IDH1 mutation observed in gliomas was found to display a gain of function for the NADPH-dependent reduction of α-ketoglutarate to R(-)-2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG)”
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    Study design and conductown data

    Citrate was detected on two different LC-MS approaches that gave comparable results.

    “After redissolving samples in deionized water, citrate was detected on two different LC-MS approaches, both of which gave comparable results.”
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    Premisenone given

    Human IDH2 has 97% homology with pig IDH2, and none of the 13 differing residues are in the active site.

    “Human IDH2 has 97% homology with pig IDH2, and none of the 13 residues that are different (out of 418 total, excluding the N-terminal mitochondrial signal sequence) are found in the active site.”
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    Interpretationreasoning

    The requirement for wild-type IDH2 in supporting cell growth correlates with IDH2's ability to contribute to conversion of α-ketoglutarate into citrate via reductive carboxylation in mitochondria of proliferating cells.

    “While the exact role of wild-type IDH2 in supporting cell growth will require further investigation, this requirement correlates with the ability of IDH2 to contribute to the conversion of α-ketoglutarate into citrate via a pathway of reductive carboxylation in the mitochondria of proliferating cells.”
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    Study design and conductown data

    In enzymatic assays, OD340 changes in assay buffer lacking lysate protein were subtracted from lysate measurements.

    “For all experiments, OD340 changes in assay buffer lacking lysate protein were measured and subsequently subtracted from the OD340 changes measured in lysate replicates to arrive at final values.”
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    Study design and conductnone given

    Actin antibody was used to assess equal protein loading of Western blots.

    “Actin antibody (Santa Cruz, sc1616) was also used to assess equal protein loading of Western blots.”
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    Study design and conductcitation

    Isotopomer distributions were corrected for naturally occurring heavy isotopes using a correction matrix.

    “Isotopomer distributions were simultaneously corrected for naturally occurring heavy isotopes of all elements in each mass fragment using a correction matrix as previously described (Weckwerth, 2007).”
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    Study design and conductown data

    The 2HG metabolite peak was identified using standards from Sigma.

    “Identification of the 2HG metabolite peak was confirmed using standards obtained from Sigma.”
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    Premisecitation

    A PDB structure of pig IDH2 with isocitrate in the active site is available (1LWD).

    “A PDB structure of pig IDH2 is available, with isocitrate in the active site (1LWD) (Ceccarelli et al., 2002).”
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    Study design and conductnone given

    For samples with less than 70% blasts, flow cytometric sorting was used to isolate blast cells before DNA isolation.

    “for samples with less than 70% blasts flow cytometric sorting (FACSAria) was used to isolate blast cells according to leukemic blast immunophenotype before DNA isolation.”
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    Study design and conductown data

    Wild-type and mutant sequences were confirmed by direct sequencing before expression in mammalian cells.

    “Wild-type and mutant sequences were then subcloned into pcDNA3 (Invitrogen) and confirmed by direct sequencing before expression in mammalian cells.”
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    Study design and conductnone given

    DNA samples were whole genome amplified and mutations were validated on unamplified DNA to ensure mutations were present in the diagnostic sample.

    “All DNA samples were whole genome amplified using Ø29 polymerase and mutations were validated on unamplified DNA to ensure all mutations were present in the diagnostic sample.”
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    Study design and conductreasoning

    All mutations were validated by repeat PCR and sequencing on unamplified DNA from the archival sample.

    “Sequence analysis was performed using Mutation Surveyor (SoftGenetics, State College PA) and all mutations were validated by repeat PCR and sequencing on unamplified DNA from the archival sample.”
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    Premisecitation

    Mitochondria typically have a high NADPH/NADP+ ratio, supported in part by interconversion of NADPH and NADH in the matrix.

    “Mitochondria typically have a high NADPH/NADP+ ratio, supported in part by the ability to interconvert NADPH and NADH in the matrix (Rydstrom, 2006).”
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    All reported IDH1 or IDH2 mutations are heterozygous, with cancer cells retaining one wild-type copy of the relevant allele.

    “To date, all reported IDH1 or IDH2 mutations are heterozygous, with the cancer cells retaining one wild-type copy of the relevant IDH1 or IDH2 allele”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    No patient has been reported with both an IDH1 and IDH2 mutation.

    “No patient has been reported with both an IDH1 and IDH2 mutation”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    All reported IDH1 mutations result in an amino acid substitution at a single arginine residue in the enzyme's active site, R132.

    “To date, all reported IDH1 mutations result in an amino acid substitution at a single arginine residue in the enzyme’s active site, R132”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    IDH2 mutations identified in gliomas occur at the analogous residue to IDH1 R132, IDH2 R172.

    “The IDH2 mutations which have been identified in gliomas occur at the analogous residue to IDH1 R132, IDH2 R172”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    IDH1 contributes to cytosolic NADPH production.

    “IDH1 contributes to cytosolic NADPH production.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Mitochondrial α-ketoglutarate levels are kept high by various anaplerotic substrates.

    “In addition, mitochondrial α-ketoglutarate is maintained at high levels by a variety of anaplerotic substrates.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    IDH mutations occur frequently in gliomas with mixed astrocytic and oligodendroglial features and in acute myeloid leukemias.

    “a possibility by which 2HG might contribute to tumorigenesis emerges from consideration of the tumor subtypes in which IDH mutations are found with high frequency: gliomas with mixed astrocytic and oligodendroglial features, and acute myeloid leukemias.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    In those two tumor types, disease centers on proliferation of relatively undifferentiated cells, and pathogenesis involves a differentiation block rather than only faster proliferation.

    “In both cases, proliferation of a relatively undifferentiated cell population is central to the disease, and pathogenesis is marked by a block to differentiation rather than simply by an increase in proliferative rate.”
  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Most enzyme mutations linked to cancer cause either loss of catalysis or constitutive activation.

    “Most cancer-associated enzyme mutations result in either catalytic inactivation or constitutive activation.”
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  • Wild-type IDH1 and IDH2 catalyze the reversible oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate and CO2; cancer-associated mutations eliminate this function and confer a neomorphic activity generating D-2-hydroxyglutarate via reduction of alpha-ketoglutarate.

    “Wild-type IDH1 and IDH2 catalyze the reversible oxidative decarboxylation of isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutarate (αKG) and CO2 (Figure 4a). Cancer associated mutations in IDH1 and IDH2 eliminate this function and confer a neomorphic activity to the enzyme, generating D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2HG) via the reduction of αKG (Figure 4b)(Dang et al., 2009; Ward et al., 2010).”

    From Targeting Metabolism for Cancer Therapy (2017) · cites this paper as Ward et al., 2010

  • Various tumors, including glioma, secondary glioblastoma, and acute myeloid leukemia, harboring heterozygous point mutations in the active sites of IDH1/2 show dramatic increases in R-2-HG levels.

    “Thus, various tumors, including glioma, secondary glioblastoma, and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), harboring heterozygous point mutations in the active sites of IDH1/2 show dramatic increases in the R-2-HG levels111,113–115.”

    From Glutamine reliance in cell metabolism (2020) · cites this paper as [113]

  • The high R-2HG concentrations observed in malignant brain tumours and leukaemias, more than 10 mM, might be sufficient to inhibit even the less-susceptible 2OG oxygenases.

    “The high concentrations of R-2HG (more than 10 mM) that have been observed in malignant brain tumours and leukaemias (Dang et al, 2009;Gross et al, 2010;Ward et al, 2010), might be sufficient to inhibit even the less-susceptible 2OG oxygenases.”

    From The oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate inhibits histone lysine demethylases (2011) · cites this paper as Ward et al, 2010

  • Production of 2HG by IDH mutations is stereospecific.

    “As production of 2HG by IDH mutations is stereospecific (Dang et al, 2009;Ward et al, 2010), the specificity of inhibition by the 2HG enantiomers is relevant to their potential as mediators of oncogenic pathways.”

    From The oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate inhibits histone lysine demethylases (2011) · cites this paper as Ward et al, 2010

  • IDH mutations also cause a gain of function that converts 2OG to R-2HG.

    “However, they also cause a gain of function comprising catalysis of 2OG to the R-enantiomer of 2-hydroxyglutarate (R-2HG; Dang et al, 2009;Gross et al, 2010;Ward et al, 2010).”

    From The oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate inhibits histone lysine demethylases (2011) · cites this paper as Ward et al, 2010

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  • Conflicting ranges for tumor 2HG elevation

    Minor

    One section says both mutant proteins produce more than a 100-fold increase in tumor 2HG, while another says cancers with IDH mutations are consistently elevated by 10-100 fold. The stated upper bound does not accommodate an increase over 100-fold.

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Authors
Ward, P. S., Patel, J., Wise, D. R., Abdel-Wahab, O., Bennett, B. D., Coller, H. A., Cross, J. R., Fantin, V. R., Hedvat, C. V., Perl, A. E., Rabinowitz, J. D., Carroll, M., Su, S. M., Sharp, K. A., Levine, R. L., & Thompson, C. B.
Affiliations
  • Abramson Cancer Center (US)
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Princeton University (US)
  • Agios Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
Corresponding author
Thompson, Craig B.
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2010-03
Volume
17
Issue
3
Pages
225-234
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1995675594
Cited by
2,020
References
27
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FWCI
90.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
  • Agios Pharmaceuticals
  • National Cancer Institute (P01CA104838, R01CA092660, R01CA105463)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer
Keywords
IDH1 mutation, IDH2 mutation, 2-hydroxyglutarate, acute myeloid leukemia, oncometabolites, alpha-ketoglutarate, isocitrate dehydrogenase, chromosomal abnormalities, glioma
MeSH terms
Glutarates, Humans, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Isocitrates, Ketoglutaric Acids, Mitochondria, Mutation, Tumor Cells, Cultured, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Cell Proliferation

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