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Dysregulated mTORC1 renders cells critically dependent on desaturated lipids for survival under tumor-like stress

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Young, Regina M., Ackerman, Daniel, Quinn, Zachary L., Mancuso, Anthony, Gruber, Michaela, Liu, Liping, Giannoukos, Dionysios N., Bobrovnikova-Marjon, Ekaterina, Diehl, J. Alan, Keith, Brian, Simon, M. Celeste·2013·Genes & Development

Abstract

Solid tumors exhibit heterogeneous microenvironments, often characterized by limiting concentrations of oxygen (O 2), glucose, and other nutrients. How oncogenic mutations alter stress response pathways, metabolism, and cell survival in the face of these challenges is incompletely understood. Here we report that constitutive mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activity renders hypoxic cells dependent on exogenous desaturated lipids, as levels of de novo synthesized unsaturated fatty acids are reduced under low O 2. Specifically, we demonstrate that hypoxic Tsc2−/− (tuberous sclerosis complex 2−/−) cells deprived of serum lipids exhibit a magnified unfolded protein response (UPR) but fail to appropriately expand their endoplasmic reticulum (ER), leading to inositol-requiring protein-1 (IRE1)-dependent cell death that can be reversed by the addition of unsaturated lipids. UPR activation and apoptosis were also detected in Tsc2-deficient kidney tumors. Importantly, we observed this phenotype in multiple human cancer cell lines and suggest that cells committed to unregulated growth within ischemic tumor microenvironments are unable to balance lipid and protein synthesis due to a critical limitation in desaturated lipids.

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Young, R. M., Ackerman, D., Quinn, Z. L., Mancuso, A., Gruber, M., Liu, L., Giannoukos, D. N., Bobrovnikova-Marjon, E., Diehl, J. A., Keith, B., & Simon, M. C.
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Genes & Development
Published
2013-05-15
Volume
27
Issue
10
Pages
1115-1131
ISSN
  • 0890-9369 (ISSN-L)
  • 1549-5477
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W2093575933
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en
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Young, R. M., Ackerman, D., Quinn, Z. L., Mancuso, A., Gruber, M., Liu, L., Giannoukos, D. N., Bobrovnikova-Marjon, E., Diehl, J. A., Keith, B., & Simon, M. C. (2013). Dysregulated mTORC1 renders cells critically dependent on desaturated lipids for survival under tumor-like stress. Genes & Development. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.198630.112

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