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Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutation and ( R )-2-Hydroxyglutarate: From Basic Discovery to Therapeutics Development

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Dang, Lenny, Su, Shin-San Michael·2017·Annual Review of Biochemistry

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The identification of heterozygous mutations in the metabolic enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) in subsets of cancers, including secondary glioblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and chondrosarcomas, led to intense discovery efforts to delineate the mutations’ involvement in carcinogenesis and to develop therapeutics, which we review here. The three IDH isoforms (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate–dependent IDH1 and IDH2, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide–dependent IDH3) contribute to regulating the circuitry of central metabolism. Several biochemical and genetic observations led to the discovery of the neomorphic production of the oncometabolite (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) by mutant IDH1 and IDH2 (mIDH). Heterozygous mutation of IDH1/2 and accumulation of 2-HG cause profound metabolic and epigenetic dysregulation, including inhibition of normal cellular differentiation, leading to disease. Crystallographic structural studies during the development of compounds targeting mIDH demonstrated common allosteric inhibition by distinct chemotypes. Ongoing clinical trials in patients with mIDH advanced hematologic malignancies have demonstrated compelling clinical proof-of-concept, validating the biology and drug discovery approach.

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Authors
Dang, L., & Su, S.-S. M.
Affiliations
Agios Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Biochemistry
Published
2017-06-20
Volume
86
Issue
1
Pages
305-331
ISSN
  • 0066-4154 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4509
OpenAlex
W2556519788
Cited by
204
References
109
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 20 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 22 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 29 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 10
FWCI
2.70
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Biochemistry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Agios Pharmaceuticals
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hematology › Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
Keywords
isocitrate dehydrogenase, IDH1 mutation, IDH2 mutation, (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate, oncometabolites, allosteric inhibition, IDH inhibitors, epigenetic dysregulation, secondary glioblastoma, acute myeloid leukemia, cholangiocarcinoma, chondrosarcoma, central carbon metabolism, hematologic malignancies, drug development
MeSH terms
Acetamides, Antineoplastic Agents, Benzimidazoles, Enzyme Inhibitors, Glutarates, Humans, Imidazoles, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase, Isoenzymes, Models, Molecular, Mutation, Biomarkers, Tumor, Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute, Gene Expression, Benzeneacetamides, Small Molecule Libraries, Drug Discovery, Translational Research, Biomedical

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