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PHGDH defines a metabolic subtype in lung adenocarcinomas with poor prognosis

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Zhang, Boxi, Zheng, Adi, Hydbring, Per, Ambroise, Gorbatchev, Ouchida, Amanda Tomie, Goiny, Michel, Vakifahmetoglu-Norberg, Helin, Norberg, Erik·2017·Cell Reports

Abstract

Molecular signatures are emerging determinants of choice of therapy for lung adenocarcinomas. An evolving therapeutic approach includes targeting metabolic dependencies in cancers. Here, using an integrative approach, we have dissected the metabolic fingerprints of lung adenocarcinomas, and we show that Phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), the rate-limiting enzyme in serine biosynthesis, is highly expressed in a adenocarcinoma subset with poor prognosis. This subset harbors a gene signature for DNA replication and proliferation. Accordingly, models with high levels of PHGDH display rapid proliferation, migration, and selective channeling of serine-derived carbons to glutathione and pyrimidines, while depletion of PHGDH shows potent and selective toxicity to this subset. Differential PHGDH protein levels were defined by its degradation, and the deubiquitinating enzyme JOSD2 is a regulator of its protein stability. Our study provides evidence that a unique metabolic program is activated in a lung adenocarcinoma subset, described by PHGDH, which confers growth and survival and may have therapeutic implications.

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  • Increased PHGDH expression leads to greater production of serine from glucose and is associated with specific subsets of breast cancer, lung adenocarcinoma, and melanoma.

    “Increased PHGDH gene expression leads to greater production of serine from glucose and is associated with specific subsets of breast cancer, lung adenocarcinoma, and melanoma (Locasale et al., 2011; Possemato et al., 2011; Zhang et al., 2017).”

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

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Authors
Zhang, B., Zheng, A., Hydbring, P., Ambroise, G., Ouchida, A. T., Goiny, M., Vakifahmetoglu-Norberg, H., & Norberg, E.
Affiliations
Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Corresponding author
  • Vakifahmetoglu-Norberg, Helin
  • Norberg, Erik
Venue
Cell Reports
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-06
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
2289-2303
ISSN
2211-1247 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2626649132
Cited by
178
References
44
Citations by year
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FWCI
5.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell Reports (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • Jeanssons Stiftelser
  • O. E. och Edla Johanssons Vetenskapliga Stiftelse
  • Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning
  • Stiftelsen Längmanska Kulturfonden
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Alex och Eva Wallströms Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning och Utbildning
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • Ragnar Söderbergs stiftelse
  • Magnus Bergvalls Stiftelse
  • Åke Wiberg Stiftelse
  • Stiftelsen Lars Hiertas Minne
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
PHGDH, lung adenocarcinoma, serine biosynthesis, cancer metabolism, metabolic subtypes, prognosis, protein stability, deubiquitination, glutathione, pyrimidine synthesis, DNA replication, cell proliferation, tumor cell migration, metabolic dependencies
MeSH terms
Adenocarcinoma of Lung, Adenocarcinoma, Animals, DNA, Neoplasm, Female, Humans, Lung Neoplasms, Mice, Nude, Prognosis, Serine, Mice, SCID, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Phosphoglycerate Dehydrogenase, Mice, Heterografts

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