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E3 ubiquitin ligase APC/C-Cdh1 accounts for the Warburg effect by linking glycolysis to cell proliferation

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Almeida, Angeles, Bolaños, Juan P., Moncada, Salvador·2010·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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Cell proliferation is known to be accompanied by activation of glycolysis. We have recently discovered that the glycolysis-promoting enzyme 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase, isoform 3 (PFKFB3), is degraded by the E3 ubiquitin ligase APC/C-Cdh1, which also degrades cell-cycle proteins. We now show in two different cell types (neoplastic and nonneoplastic) that both proliferation and aerobic glycolysis are prevented by overexpression of Cdh1 and enhanced by its silencing. Furthermore, we have coexpressed Cdh1 with PFKFB3—either wild-type or a mutant form resistant to ubiquitylation by APC/C-Cdh1—or with the glycolytic enzyme 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase and demonstrated that whereas glycolysis is essential for cell proliferation, its initiation in the presence of active Cdh1 does not result in proliferation. Our experiments indicate that the proliferative response, regardless of whether it occurs in normal or neoplastic cells, is dependent on a decrease in the activity of APC/C-Cdh1, which activates both proliferation and glycolysis. These observations have implications for cell proliferation, neoplastic transformation, and the prevention and treatment of cancer.

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Authors
Almeida, A., Bolaños, J. P., & Moncada, S.
Affiliations
  • Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Instituto de Estudios de Ciencias de la Salud de Castilla y Leon, 37007 Salamanca, Spain;
  • Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
  • University College London (GB)
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2009-12-22
Volume
107
Issue
2
Pages
738-741
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
OpenAlex
W2167058369
Cited by
166
References
25
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (acceptedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (CSD2007-00020)
  • Junta de Castilla y León
  • Instituto de Salud Carlos III (2008-2011, CSD2007-00020)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer
Keywords
APC/C-Cdh1, E3 ubiquitin ligase, CDH1, Warburg effect, aerobic glycolysis, PFKFB3, 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase, 6-phosphofructokinase, cell proliferation, ubiquitination, oncogenic transformation, cancer
MeSH terms
Aerobiosis, Cell Cycle, Cell Division, Gene Expression Regulation, Glycolysis, Humans, Kidney, Neuroblastoma, Phosphofructokinase-1, Tretinoin, Antigens, CD, Cadherins, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Cell Cycle Proteins, Phosphofructokinase-2, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases, Cell Line, Tumor

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