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Nrf2 Redirects Glucose and Glutamine into Anabolic Pathways in Metabolic Reprogramming

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Mitsuishi, Yoichiro, Taguchi, Keiko, Kawatani, Yukie, Shibata, Tatsuhiro, Nukiwa, Toshihiro, Aburatani, Hiroyuki, Yamamoto, Masayuki, Motohashi, Hozumi·2012·Cancer Cell

Abstract

Cancer cells consume large quantities of nutrients and maintain high levels of anabolism. Recent studies revealed that various oncogenic pathways are involved in modulation of metabolism. Nrf2, a key regulator for the maintenance of redox homeostasis, has been shown to contribute to malignant phenotypes of cancers including aggressive proliferation. However, the mechanisms with which Nrf2 accelerates proliferation are not fully understood. Here, we show that Nrf2 redirects glucose and glutamine into anabolic pathways, especially under the sustained activation of PI3K-Akt signaling. The active PI3K-Akt pathway augments the nuclear accumulation of Nrf2 and enables Nrf2 to promote metabolic activities that support cell proliferation in addition to enhancing cytoprotection. The functional expansion of Nrf2 reinforces the metabolic reprogramming triggered by proliferative signals.

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  • NRF2 steers glucose to anabolic cancer metabolism and prevents oxidation of multiple translational factors to augment protein output.

    “For example, NRF2 steers glucose to anabolic cancer metabolism and prevents oxidation of multiple translational factors to augment protein output [15,16].”
  • Aberrant activation of Nrf2 in cancer cells leads to increased expression of G6PD, TKT, PGD, and other metabolic enzymes promoting glutamine and glucose metabolism in PPP and increasing synthesis of amino acids participating in metabolic reprogramming required for cell proliferation.

    “The aberrant activation of Nrf2 in cancer cells leads to increased expression of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), transketolase (TKT), 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (PGD), and other metabolic enzymes promoting glutamine and glucose metabolism in pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and increasing synthesis of amino acids participating in metabolic reprogramming required for cell prol”

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Authors
Mitsuishi, Y., Taguchi, K., Kawatani, Y., Shibata, T., Nukiwa, T., Aburatani, H., Yamamoto, M., & Motohashi, H.
Affiliations
  • Tohoku University (JP)
  • National Cancer Center Research Institute (JP)
  • Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo (JP)
Corresponding author
  • Yamamoto, Masayuki
  • Motohashi, Hozumi
Venue
Cancer Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-07
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
66-79
ISSN
1535-6108 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2053047691
Cited by
1,395
References
49
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FWCI
30.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Cancer Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23659166, 24249015, 24221011)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
Nrf2, tumor metabolic reprogramming, glucose metabolism, glutamine metabolism, anabolic metabolism, PI3K/Akt signaling, cell proliferation, redox homeostasis, cytoprotection
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Division, Glucose, Glutamine, Mice, Transgenic, Neoplasms, Signal Transduction, Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt, NF-E2-Related Factor 2, Mice

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