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RETRACTED: The mTORC1/S6K1 Pathway Regulates Glutamine Metabolism through the eIF4B-Dependent Control of c-Myc Translation

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Csibi, Alfredo, Lee, Gina, Yoon, Sang-Oh, Tong, Haoxuan, Ilter, Didem, Elia, Ilaria, Fendt, Sarah-Maria, Roberts, Thomas M., Blenis, John·2014·Current Biology

Abstract

Growth-promoting signaling molecules including the mammalian Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 (mTORC1) drive the metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells required to support their biosynthetic needs for rapid growth and proliferation [1]. Glutamine is catabolyzed to α-ketoglutarate (αKG), a TCA cycle intermediate, through two deamination reactions, the first requiring glutaminase (GLS) to generate glutamate, and the second reaction occurring via glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) or transaminases [2]. Activation of the mTORC1 pathway was previously shown to promote the anaplerotic entry of glutamine to the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle via GDH. Moreover, mTORC1 activation also stimulates the uptake of glutamine, but the mechanism is unknown [3]. It is generally thought that rates of glutamine utilization are limited by mitochondrial uptake via GLS, suggesting that in addition to GDH, mTORC1 could regulate GLS. Here, we demonstrate that mTORC1 positively regulates GLS and flux through this enzyme. We show that mTORC1 controls GLS levels through the S6K1-dependent regulation of c-Myc (Myc). Molecularly, S6K1 enhances Myc translation efficiency by modulating the phosphorylation of eukaryotic initiation factor eIF4B, which is critical to unwind its structured 5’ untranslated region (5’UTR). Finally, our data show that the pharmacological inhibition of GLS is a promising target in pancreatic cancers expressing low levels of PTEN.

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Authors
Csibi, A., Lee, G., Yoon, S.-O., Tong, H., Ilter, D., Elia, I., Fendt, S.-M., Roberts, T. M., & Blenis, J.
Venue
Current Biology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-10
Volume
24
Issue
19
Pages
2274-2280
ISSN
0960-9822 (ISSN-L)
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W2085386632
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256
References
29
FWCI
6.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Csibi, A., Lee, G., Yoon, S.-O., Tong, H., Ilter, D., Elia, I., Fendt, S.-M., Roberts, T. M., & Blenis, J. (2014). RETRACTED: The mTORC1/S6K1 Pathway Regulates Glutamine Metabolism through the eIF4B-Dependent Control of c-Myc Translation. Current Biology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2014.08.007

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