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Collagen-derived proline promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell survival under nutrient limited conditions

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Olivares, Orianne, Mayers, Jared R., Gouirand, Victoire, Torrence, Margaret E., Gicquel, Tristan, Borge, Laurence, Lac, Sophie, Roques, Julie +12 more·2017·Nature Communications

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Tissue architecture contributes to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) phenotypes. Cancer cells within PDAC form gland-like structures embedded in a collagen-rich meshwork where nutrients and oxygen are scarce. Altered metabolism is needed for tumour cells to survive in this environment, but the metabolic modifications that allow PDAC cells to endure these conditions are incompletely understood. Here we demonstrate that collagen serves as a proline reservoir for PDAC cells to use as a nutrient source when other fuels are limited. We show PDAC cells are able to take up collagen fragments, which can promote PDAC cell survival under nutrient limited conditions, and that collagen-derived proline contributes to PDAC cell metabolism. Finally, we show that proline oxidase (PRODH1) is required for PDAC cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo . Collectively, our results indicate that PDAC extracellular matrix represents a nutrient reservoir for tumour cells highlighting the metabolic flexibility of this cancer.

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Olivares, O., Mayers, J. R., Gouirand, V., Torrence, M. E., Gicquel, T., Borge, L., Lac, S., Roques, J., Lavaut, M.-N., Berthezène, P., Rubis, M., Secq, V., Garcia, S., Moutardier, V., Lombardo, D., Iovanna, J. L., Tomasini, R., Guillaumond, F., Vander Heiden, M. G., & Vasseur, S.
Affiliations
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research At MIT (US)
  • Inserm (FR)
Corresponding author
Vasseur, Sophie
Venue
Nature Communications
Published
2017-07-07
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
16031-16031
ISSN
2041-1723 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2726164542
Cited by
413
References
60
Citations by year
2026: 22 · 2025: 53 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 60 · 2021: 72 · 2020: 51 · 2019: 29 · 2018: 22 · 2017: 6
FWCI
13.02
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Communications (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ENLIGHTEN (Jurnal Bimbingan dan Konseling Islam) (acceptedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Lustgarten Foundation
  • University of Glasgow
  • Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
  • Ligue Contre le Cancer
  • Fondation de France
  • Institut National Du Cancer
  • Direction Générale de l’offre de Soins
  • Stand Up To Cancer
  • Ludwig Center for Molecular Oncology
  • Ludwig Center at Harvard
  • National Cancer Institute (F30CA183474, P30CA014051)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007753)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
Keywords
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, extracellular matrix, nutrient limitation, cancer metabolism, proline oxidase, cell proliferation, tumor microenvironment, metabolic flexibility, collagen fragments
MeSH terms
Animals, Biological Transport, Cell Survival, Collagen, Extracellular Matrix, Humans, Male, Mice, Transgenic, Neoplasm Transplantation, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Proline, Procollagen-Proline Dioxygenase, Proline Oxidase, Signal Transduction, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Matrix Metalloproteinase 9, Carcinoma, Pancreatic Ductal, Cell Line, Tumor, Cell Proliferation, Mice, Matrix Metalloproteinase 13

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