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Grandi M, Fabbian S, Solaini G, Baracca A, Bellanda M, Giorgio V. Peptides Targeting the IF1-ATP Synthase Complex Modulate the Permeability Transition Pore in Cancer HeLa Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:4655. [PMID: 38731874 PMCID: PMC11083241 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25094655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 04/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
The mitochondrial protein IF1 is upregulated in many tumors and acts as a pro-oncogenic protein through its interaction with the ATP synthase and the inhibition of apoptosis. We have recently characterized the molecular nature of the IF1-Oligomycin Sensitivity Conferring Protein (OSCP) subunit interaction; however, it remains to be determined whether this interaction could be targeted for novel anti-cancer therapeutic intervention. We generated mitochondria-targeting peptides to displace IF1 from the OSCP interaction. The use of one selective peptide led to displacement of the inhibitor IF1 from ATP synthase, as shown by immunoprecipitation. NMR spectroscopy analysis, aimed at clarifying whether these peptides were able to directly bind to the OSCP protein, identified a second peptide which showed affinity for the N-terminal region of this subunit overlapping the IF1 binding region. In situ treatment with the membrane-permeable derivatives of these peptides in HeLa cells, that are silenced for the IF1 inhibitor protein, showed significant inhibition in mitochondrial permeability transition and no effects on mitochondrial respiration. These peptides mimic the effects of the IF1 inhibitor protein in cancer HeLa cells and confirm that the IF1-OSCP interaction inhibits apoptosis. A third peptide was identified which counteracts the anti-apoptotic role of IF1, showing that OSCP is a promising target for anti-cancer therapies.
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- Martina Grandi
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Padova, 35121 Padova, Italy
- Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry of National Research Council of Italy (CNR), 35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Galber C, Fabbian S, Gatto C, Grandi M, Carissimi S, Acosta MJ, Sgarbi G, Tiso N, Argenton F, Solaini G, Baracca A, Bellanda M, Giorgio V. The mitochondrial inhibitor IF1 binds to the ATP synthase OSCP subunit and protects cancer cells from apoptosis. Cell Death Dis 2023; 14:54. [PMID: 36690622 PMCID: PMC9870916 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-023-05572-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The mitochondrial protein IF1 binds to the catalytic domain of the ATP synthase and inhibits ATP hydrolysis in ischemic tissues. Moreover, IF1 is overexpressed in many tumors and has been shown to act as a pro-oncogenic protein, although its mechanism of action is still debated. Here, we show that ATP5IF1 gene disruption in HeLa cells decreases colony formation in soft agar and tumor mass development in xenografts, underlining the role of IF1 in cancer. Notably, the lack of IF1 does not affect proliferation or oligomycin-sensitive mitochondrial respiration, but it sensitizes the cells to the opening of the permeability transition pore (PTP). Immunoprecipitation and proximity ligation analysis show that IF1 binds to the ATP synthase OSCP subunit in HeLa cells under oxidative phosphorylation conditions. The IF1-OSCP interaction is confirmed by NMR spectroscopy analysis of the recombinant soluble proteins. Overall, our results suggest that the IF1-OSCP interaction protects cancer cells from PTP-dependent apoptosis under normoxic conditions.
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- Chiara Galber
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, I-35121, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Padova, Padova, I-35121, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, I-35121, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, I-35121, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, I-35131, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Science, University of Padova, Padova, I-35121, Italy
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Biomolecular Chemistry, Padova, I-35131, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, I-40126, Italy.
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, Padova, I-35121, Italy.
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Khan T, Waseem R, Zehra Z, Aiman A, Bhardwaj P, Ansari J, Hassan MI, Islam A. Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Pathophysiology and Mitochondria-Targeted Drug Delivery Approaches. Pharmaceutics 2022; 14:pharmaceutics14122657. [PMID: 36559149 PMCID: PMC9785072 DOI: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Mitochondria are implicated in a wide range of functions apart from ATP generation, and, therefore, constitute one of the most important organelles of cell. Since healthy mitochondria are essential for proper cellular functioning and survival, mitochondrial dysfunction may lead to various pathologies. Mitochondria are considered a novel and promising therapeutic target for the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of various human diseases including metabolic disorders, cancer, and neurodegenerative diseases. For mitochondria-targeted therapy, there is a need to develop an effective drug delivery approach, owing to the mitochondrial special bilayer structure through which therapeutic molecules undergo multiple difficulties in reaching the core. In recent years, various nanoformulations have been designed such as polymeric nanoparticles, liposomes, inorganic nanoparticles conjugate with mitochondriotropic moieties such as mitochondria-penetrating peptides (MPPs), triphenylphosphonium (TPP), dequalinium (DQA), and mitochondrial protein import machinery for overcoming barriers involved in targeting mitochondria. The current approaches used for mitochondria-targeted drug delivery have provided promising ways to overcome the challenges associated with targeted-drug delivery. Herein, we review the research from past years to the current scenario that has identified mitochondrial dysfunction as a major contributor to the pathophysiology of various diseases. Furthermore, we discuss the recent advancements in mitochondria-targeted drug delivery strategies for the pathologies associated with mitochondrial dysfunction.
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- Tanzeel Khan
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
- Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi 110025, India
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Solaini G, Sgarbi G, Baracca A. The F1Fo-ATPase inhibitor, IF1, is a critical regulator of energy metabolism in cancer cells. Biochem Soc Trans 2021; 49:815-827. [PMID: 33929490 DOI: 10.1042/bst20200742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Revised: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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In the last two decades, IF1, the endogenous inhibitor of the mitochondrial F1Fo-ATPase (ATP synthase) has assumed greater and ever greater interest since it has been found to be overexpressed in many cancers. At present, several findings indicate that IF1 is capable of playing a central role in cancer cells by promoting metabolic reprogramming, proliferation and resistance to cell death. However, the mechanism(s) at the basis of this pro-oncogenic action of IF1 remains elusive. Here, we recall the main features of the mechanism of the action of IF1 when the ATP synthase works in reverse, and discuss the experimental evidence that support its relevance in cancer cells. In particular, a clear pro-oncogenic action of IF1 is to avoid wasting of ATP when cancer cells are exposed to anoxia or near anoxia conditions, therefore favoring cell survival and tumor growth. However, more recently, various papers have described IF1 as an inhibitor of the ATP synthase when it is working physiologically (i.e. synthethizing ATP), and therefore reprogramming cell metabolism to aerobic glycolysis. In contrast, other studies excluded IF1 as an inhibitor of ATP synthase under normoxia, providing the basis for a hot debate. This review focuses on the role of IF1 as a modulator of the ATP synthase in normoxic cancer cells with the awareness that the knowledge of the molecular action of IF1 on the ATP synthase is crucial in unravelling the molecular mechanism(s) responsible for the pro-oncogenic role of IF1 in cancer and in developing related anticancer strategies.
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- Giancarlo Solaini
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Mitochondrial Pathophysiology, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Mitochondrial Pathophysiology, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Mitochondrial Pathophysiology, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Glucose starvation greatly enhances antiproliferative and antiestrogenic potency of oligomycin A in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Biochimie 2021; 186:51-58. [PMID: 33872751 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2021.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Energy imbalance is one of the key properties of tumour cells, which in certain cases supports fast cancer progression and resistance to therapy. The simultaneous blocking of glycolytic processes and oxidative phosphorylation pathways seems to be a promising strategy for antitumor therapies. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of glucose starvation on the antiproliferative and antiestrogenic potency of oligomycin A against hormone-dependent breast cancer cells. Cell viability was assessed by the MTT test. Estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) activity was evaluated by reporter assay. mTOR, AMPK, Akt, and S6 kinase expression was assessed by immunoblotting. Glucose starvation caused multiple increases in the antiproliferative potency of oligomycin A in the hormone-dependent breast cancer MCF-7 cells, while its effect on the sensitivity of the second hormone-dependent cancer cell line, named T47D, was weak and limited. Glycolytic inhibitors, 3-bromopyruvate and 2-deoxyglucose, greatly enhanced the antiproliferative potency of oligomycin A in MCF-7 cells. Glucose starvation leads to remarkable activation of Akt in MCF-7 cells, whereas oligomycin A enhances its effect. The mTOR, S6 kinase, and AMPK signalling pathways are significantly modulated by oligomycin A under glucose starvation. Oligomycin A demonstrates more pronounced antiestrogenic effects under glucose starvation. Thus, glucose starvation and pharmacological inhibition of glycolysis are of interest for revealing the antitumor potential of macrolide oligomycin A against hormone-dependent breast cancers.
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Chakraborty S, Uddin A, Mazumder TH, Choudhury MN, Malakar AK, Paul P, Halder B, Deka H, Mazumder GA, Barbhuiya RA, Barbhuiya MA, Devi WJ. Codon usage and expression level of human mitochondrial 13 protein coding genes across six continents. Mitochondrion 2018; 42:64-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2017.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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de Oliveira MR, de Bittencourt Brasil F, Fürstenau CR. Inhibition of the Nrf2/HO-1 Axis Suppresses the Mitochondria-Related Protection Promoted by Gastrodin in Human Neuroblastoma Cells Exposed to Paraquat. Mol Neurobiol 2018; 56:2174-2184. [PMID: 29998398 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-018-1222-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Mitochondria are double-membrane organelles involved in the transduction of energy from different metabolic substrates into adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in mammalian cells. The oxidative phosphorylation system is comprised by the activity of the respiratory chain and the complex V (ATP synthase/ATPase). This system is dependent on oxygen gas (O2) in order to maintain a flux of electrons in the respiratory chain, since O2 is the final acceptor of these electrons. Electron leakage from this complex system leads to the continuous generation of reactive species in the cells. The mammalian cells exhibit certain mechanisms to attenuate the consequences originated from the constant exposure to these reactive species. In this context, the transcription factor nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and one of the enzymes whose expression is modulated by Nrf2, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), take a central role in inducing cytoprotection in humans. Mitochondrial abnormalities are observed during intoxication and in certain diseases, including neurodegeneration. Mitochondrial protection promoted by natural compounds has attracted the attention of researchers due to the promising effects these agents induce experimentally. In this regard, we examined here whether and how gastrodin (GAS), a phenolic glucoside, would prevent the paraquat (PQ)-induced mitochondrial impairment in the SH-SY5Y cells. The cells were exposed to GAS (25 μM) for 4 h prior to the challenge with PQ at 100 μM for additional 24 h. The silencing of Nrf2 by siRNA or the inhibition of HO-1 by ZnPP IX suppressed the GAS-elicited cytoprotection. Therefore, GAS promoted mitochondrial protection by an Nrf2/HO-1-dependent manner.
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- Marcos Roberto de Oliveira
- Grupo de Estudos em Neuroquímica e Neurobiologia de Moléculas Bioativas, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Av. Fernando Corrêa da Costa, 2367, Cuiaba, MT, 78060-900, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Química (PPGQ), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde (PPGCS), Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Cuiabá, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Campus Universitário de Rio das Ostras, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biotecnologia (IBTEC), Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Patos de Minas, MG, Brazil
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Hardonnière K, Lagadic-Gossmann D. ATPase inhibitory factor 1 (IF1): a novel player in pollutant-related diseases? CURRENT OPINION IN TOXICOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cotox.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mondal S, Roy D, Camacho-Pereira J, Khurana A, Chini E, Yang L, Baddour J, Stilles K, Padmabandu S, Leung S, Kalloger S, Gilks B, Lowe V, Dierks T, Hammond E, Dredge K, Nagrath D, Shridhar V. HSulf-1 deficiency dictates a metabolic reprograming of glycolysis and TCA cycle in ovarian cancer. Oncotarget 2016; 6:33705-19. [PMID: 26378042 PMCID: PMC4741796 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.5605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 08/27/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Warburg effect has emerged as a potential hallmark of many cancers. However, the molecular mechanisms that led to this metabolic state of aerobic glycolysis, particularly in ovarian cancer (OVCA) have not been completely elucidated. HSulf-1 predominantly functions by limiting the bioavailability of heparan binding growth factors and hence their downstream signaling. Here we report that HSulf-1, a known putative tumor suppressor, is a negative regulator of glycolysis. Silencing of HSulf-1 expression in OV202 cell line increased glucose uptake and lactate production by upregulating glycolytic genes such as Glut1, HKII, LDHA, as well as metabolites. Conversely, HSulf-1 overexpression in TOV21G cells resulted in the down regulation of glycolytic enzymes and reduced glycolytic phenotype, supporting the role of HSulf-1 loss in enhanced aerobic glycolysis. HSulf-1 deficiency mediated glycolytic enhancement also resulted in increased inhibitory phosphorylation of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) thus blocking the entry of glucose flux into TCA cycle. Consistent with this, metabolomic and isotope tracer analysis showed reduced glucose flux into TCA cycle. Moreover, HSulf-1 loss is associated with lower oxygen consumption rate (OCR) and impaired mitochondrial function. Mechanistically, lack of HSulf-1 promotes c-Myc induction through HB-EGF-mediated p-ERK activation. Pharmacological inhibition of c-Myc reduced HB-EGF induced glycolytic enzymes implicating a major role of c-Myc in loss of HSulf-1 mediated altered glycolytic pathway in OVCA. Similarly, PG545 treatment, an agent that binds to heparan binding growth factors and sequesters growth factors away from their ligand also blocked HB-EGF signaling and reduced glucose uptake in vivo in HSulf-1 deficient cells.
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- Susmita Mondal
- Department of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA.,Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry I, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Progen Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Progen Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Experimental Pathology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, USA
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Tran Q, Lee H, Park J, Kim SH, Park J. Targeting Cancer Metabolism - Revisiting the Warburg Effects. Toxicol Res 2016; 32:177-93. [PMID: 27437085 PMCID: PMC4946416 DOI: 10.5487/tr.2016.32.3.177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
After more than half of century since the Warburg effect was described, this atypical metabolism has been standing true for almost every type of cancer, exhibiting higher glycolysis and lactate metabolism and defective mitochondrial ATP production. This phenomenon had attracted many scientists to the problem of elucidating the mechanism of, and reason for, this effect. Several models based on oncogenic studies have been proposed, such as the accumulation of mitochondrial gene mutations, the switch from oxidative phosphorylation respiration to glycolysis, the enhancement of lactate metabolism, and the alteration of glycolytic genes. Whether the Warburg phenomenon is the consequence of genetic dysregulation in cancer or the cause of cancer remains unknown. Moreover, the exact reasons and physiological values of this peculiar metabolism in cancer remain unclear. Although there are some pharmacological compounds, such as 2-deoxy-D-glucose, dichloroacetic acid, and 3-bromopyruvate, therapeutic strategies, including diet, have been developed based on targeting the Warburg effect. In this review, we will revisit the Warburg effect to determine how much scientists currently understand about this phenomenon and how we can treat the cancer based on targeting metabolism.
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- Quangdon Tran
- Department of Pharmacology and Medical Science, Metabolic Diseases and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and Medical Science, Metabolic Diseases and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and Medical Science, Metabolic Diseases and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Institute for Cancer Research, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and Medical Science, Metabolic Diseases and Cell Signaling Laboratory, Research Institute for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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Barrera G, Gentile F, Pizzimenti S, Canuto RA, Daga M, Arcaro A, Cetrangolo GP, Lepore A, Ferretti C, Dianzani C, Muzio G. Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Spotlight on Fatty Acid Oxidation and Lipoperoxidation Products. Antioxidants (Basel) 2016; 5:antiox5010007. [PMID: 26907355 PMCID: PMC4808756 DOI: 10.3390/antiox5010007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In several human diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, the levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), produced mainly by mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation, is increased. In cancer cells, the increase of ROS production has been associated with mtDNA mutations that, in turn, seem to be functional in the alterations of the bioenergetics and the biosynthetic state of cancer cells. Moreover, ROS overproduction can enhance the peroxidation of fatty acids in mitochondrial membranes. In particular, the peroxidation of mitochondrial phospholipid cardiolipin leads to the formation of reactive aldehydes, such as 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) and malondialdehyde (MDA), which are able to react with proteins and DNA. Covalent modifications of mitochondrial proteins by the products of lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the course of oxidative cell stress are involved in the mitochondrial dysfunctions observed in cancer and neurodegenerative diseases. Such modifications appear to affect negatively mitochondrial integrity and function, in particular energy metabolism, adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, antioxidant defenses and stress responses. In neurodegenerative diseases, indirect confirmation for the pathogenetic relevance of LPO-dependent modifications of mitochondrial proteins comes from the disease phenotypes associated with their genetic alterations.
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- Giuseppina Barrera
- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "V. Tiberio", Università del Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "V. Tiberio", Università del Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "V. Tiberio", Università del Molise, Campobasso 86100, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università di Napoli Federico II, Napoli 80131, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università di Torino, Torino 10125, Italy.
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van Osch FHM, Voets AM, Schouten LJ, Gottschalk RWH, Simons CCJM, van Engeland M, Lentjes MHFM, van den Brandt PA, Smeets HJM, Weijenberg MP. Mitochondrial DNA copy number in colorectal cancer: between tissue comparisons, clinicopathological characteristics and survival. Carcinogenesis 2015; 36:1502-10. [PMID: 26476438 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgv151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Low mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number in tumors has been associated with worse prognosis in colorectal cancer (CRC). This study further deciphers the role of mtDNA copy number in CRC by comparing mtDNA copy number between healthy, adenoma and carcinoma tissue, by investigating its association according to several clinicopathological characteristics in CRC, and by relating it to CRC-specific survival in CRC patients. A hospital-based series of samples including cancer, adenoma and adjacent histologically normal tissue from primary CRC patients (n = 56) and recurrent CRC (n = 16) was studied as well as colon mucosa samples from healthy subjects (n = 76). Furthermore, mtDNA copy number was assessed in carcinomas of 693 CRC cases identified from the population-based Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS). MtDNA copy number was significantly lower in carcinoma tissue (P = 0.011) and adjacent tissue (P < 0.001) compared to earlier resected adenoma tissue and in primary CRC tissue compared to recurrent CRC tissue (P = 0.011). Within both study populations, mtDNA copy number was significantly lower in mutated BRAF (P = 0.027 and P = 0.006) and in microsatellite unstable (MSI) tumors (P = 0.033 and P < 0.001) and higher in KRAS mutated tumors (P = 0.004). Furthermore, the association between mtDNA and survival seemed to follow an inverse U-shape with the highest HR observed in the second quintile of mtDNA copy number (HR = 1.70, 95% CI = 1.18, 2.44) compared to the first quintile. These results might reflect an association of mtDNA copy number with various malignant processes in cancer cells and warrants further research on tumor energy metabolism in CRC prognosis.
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- Department of Pathology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200MD, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University, Maastricht 6200MD, The Netherlands
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Alternative approaches to Hsp90 modulation for the treatment of cancer. Future Med Chem 2015; 6:1587-605. [PMID: 25367392 DOI: 10.4155/fmc.14.89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Hsp90 is responsible for the conformational maturation of newly synthesized polypeptides (client proteins) and the re-maturation of denatured proteins via the Hsp90 chaperone cycle. Inhibition of the Hsp90 N-terminus has emerged as a clinically relevant strategy for anticancer chemotherapeutics due to the involvement of clients in a variety of oncogenic pathways. Several immunophilins, co-chaperones and partner proteins are also necessary for Hsp90 chaperoning activity. Alternative strategies to inhibit Hsp90 function include disruption of the C-terminal dimerization domain and the Hsp90 heteroprotein complex. C-terminal inhibitors and Hsp90 co-chaperone disruptors prevent cancer cell proliferation similar to N-terminal inhibitors and destabilize client proteins without induction of heat shock proteins. Herein, current Hsp90 inhibitors, the chaperone cycle, and regulation of this cycle will be discussed.
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Rodríguez-Enríquez S, Hernández-Esquivel L, Marín-Hernández A, El Hafidi M, Gallardo-Pérez JC, Hernández-Reséndiz I, Rodríguez-Zavala JS, Pacheco-Velázquez SC, Moreno-Sánchez R. Mitochondrial free fatty acid β-oxidation supports oxidative phosphorylation and proliferation in cancer cells. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2015; 65:209-21. [PMID: 26073129 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2015.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2015] [Revised: 05/29/2015] [Accepted: 06/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) is functional and sustains tumor proliferation in several cancer cell types. To establish whether mitochondrial β-oxidation of free fatty acids (FFAs) contributes to cancer OxPhos functioning, its protein contents and enzyme activities, as well as respiratory rates and electrical membrane potential (ΔΨm) driven by FFA oxidation were assessed in rat AS-30D hepatoma and liver (RLM) mitochondria. Higher protein contents (1.4-3 times) of β-oxidation (CPT1, SCAD) as well as proteins and enzyme activities (1.7-13-times) of Krebs cycle (KC: ICD, 2OGDH, PDH, ME, GA), and respiratory chain (RC: COX) were determined in hepatoma mitochondria vs. RLM. Although increased cholesterol content (9-times vs. RLM) was determined in the hepatoma mitochondrial membranes, FFAs and other NAD-linked substrates were oxidized faster (1.6-6.6 times) by hepatoma mitochondria than RLM, maintaining similar ΔΨm values. The contents of β-oxidation, KC and RC enzymes were also assessed in cells. The mitochondrial enzyme levels in human cervix cancer HeLa and AS-30D cells were higher than those observed in rat hepatocytes whereas in human breast cancer biopsies, CPT1 and SCAD contents were lower than in human breast normal tissue. The presence of CPT1 and SCAD in AS-30D mitochondria and HeLa cells correlated with an active FFA utilization in HeLa cells. Furthermore, the β-oxidation inhibitor perhexiline blocked FFA utilization, OxPhos and proliferation in HeLa and other cancer cells. In conclusion, functional mitochondria supported by FFA β-oxidation are essential for the accelerated cancer cell proliferation and hence anti-β-oxidation therapeutics appears as an alternative promising approach to deter malignant tumor growth.
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- Sara Rodríguez-Enríquez
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico; Laboratorio de Medicina Traslacional, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Ciudad de Mexico, D.F., Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Medicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Ciudad de México, D.F., Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Juan Badiano No. 1, Col. Sección 16, Tlalpan, México D.F. 14080, Mexico
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Barbato S, Sgarbi G, Gorini G, Baracca A, Solaini G. The inhibitor protein (IF1) of the F1F0-ATPase modulates human osteosarcoma cell bioenergetics. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:6338-48. [PMID: 25605724 PMCID: PMC4358270 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.631788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The bioenergetics of IF1 transiently silenced cancer cells has been extensively investigated, but the role of IF1 (the natural inhibitor protein of F1F0-ATPase) in cancer cell metabolism is still uncertain. To shed light on this issue, we established a method to prepare stably IF1-silenced human osteosarcoma clones and explored the bioenergetics of IF1 null cancer cells. We showed that IF1-silenced cells proliferate normally, consume glucose, and release lactate as controls do, and contain a normal steady-state ATP level. However, IF1-silenced cells displayed an enhanced steady-state mitochondrial membrane potential and consistently showed a reduced ADP-stimulated respiration rate. In the parental cells (i.e. control cells containing IF1) the inhibitor protein was found to be associated with the dimeric form of the ATP synthase complex, therefore we propose that the interaction of IF1 with the complex either directly, by increasing the catalytic activity of the enzyme, or indirectly, by improving the structure of mitochondrial cristae, can increase the oxidative phosphorylation rate in osteosarcoma cells grown under normoxic conditions.
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- Simona Barbato
- From the Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- From the Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- From the Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- From the Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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- From the Department of Biomedical and NeuroMotor Sciences (DIBINEM), University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy
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Ivanes F, Faccenda D, Gatliff J, Ahmed AA, Cocco S, Cheng CHK, Allan E, Russell C, Duchen MR, Campanella M. The compound BTB06584 is an IF1 -dependent selective inhibitor of the mitochondrial F1 Fo-ATPase. Br J Pharmacol 2014; 171:4193-206. [PMID: 24641180 PMCID: PMC4241087 DOI: 10.1111/bph.12638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Ischaemia compromises mitochondrial respiration. Consequently, the mitochondrial F1 Fo-ATPsynthase reverses and acts as a proton-pumping ATPase, so maintaining the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm ), while accelerating ATP depletion and cell death. Here we have looked for a molecule that can selectively inhibit this activity without affecting ATP synthesis, preserve ATP and delay ischaemic cell death. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH We developed a chemoinformatic screen based on the structure of BMS199264, which is reported to selectively inhibit F1 Fo-ATPase activity and which is cardioprotective. Results suggested the molecule BTB06584 (hereafter referred to as BTB). Fluorescence microscopy was used to study its effects on ΔΨm and on the rate of ATP consumption following inhibition of respiration in several cell types. The effect of BTB on oxygen (O2 ) consumption was explored and protective potential determined using ischaemia/reperfusion assays. We also investigated a potential mechanism of action through its interaction with inhibitor protein of F1 subunit (IF1 ), the endogenous inhibitor of the F1 Fo-ATPase. KEY RESULTS BTB inhibited F1 Fo-ATPase activity with no effect on ΔΨm or O2 consumption. ATP consumption was decreased following inhibition of respiration, and ischaemic cell death was reduced. BTB efficiency was increased by IF1 overexpression and reduced by silencing the protein. In addition, BTB rescued defective haemoglobin synthesis in zebrafish pinotage (pnt) mutants in which expression of the Atpif1a gene is lost. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS BTB may represent a valuable tool to selectively inhibit mitochondrial F1 Fo-ATPase activity without compromising ATP synthesis and to limit ischaemia-induced injury caused by reversal of the mitochondrial F1 Fo-ATPsynthase.
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- Fabrice Ivanes
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College LondonLondon, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College LondonLondon, UK
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
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- European Brain Research Institute-Rita Levi-Montalcini FoundationRome, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College LondonLondon, UK
- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University College LondonLondon, UK
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- Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, The Royal Veterinary CollegeLondon, UK
- European Brain Research Institute-Rita Levi-Montalcini FoundationRome, Italy
- Consortium for Mitochondrial Research, University College LondonLondon, UK
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Hall JA, Kusuma BR, Brandt GEL, Blagg BSJ. Cruentaren A binds F1F0 ATP synthase to modulate the Hsp90 protein folding machinery. ACS Chem Biol 2014; 9:976-85. [PMID: 24450340 PMCID: PMC4090037 DOI: 10.1021/cb400906e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The molecular chaperone Hsp90 requires
the assistance of immunophilins,
co-chaperones, and partner proteins for the conformational maturation
of client proteins. Hsp90 inhibition represents a promising anticancer
strategy due to the dependence of numerous oncogenic signaling pathways
upon Hsp90 function. Historically, small molecules have been designed
to inhibit ATPase activity at the Hsp90 N-terminus; however, these
molecules also induce the pro-survival heat shock response (HSR).
Therefore, inhibitors that exhibit alternative mechanisms of action
that do not elicit the HSR are actively sought. Small molecules that
disrupt Hsp90-co-chaperone interactions can destabilize the Hsp90
complex without induction of the HSR, which leads to inhibition of
cell proliferation. In this article, selective inhibition of F1F0 ATP synthase by cruentaren A was shown to disrupt
the Hsp90-F1F0 ATP synthase interaction and
result in client protein degradation without induction of the HSR.
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- Jessica A. Hall
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Malott 4070, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7562, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Malott 4070, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7562, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Malott 4070, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7562, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, The University of Kansas, 1251 Wescoe Hall Drive, Malott 4070, Lawrence, Kansas 66045-7562, United States
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SIGNIFICANCE Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States. Considering the quality of life and treatment cost, the best way to fight against cancer is to prevent or suppress cancer development. Cancer is preventable as indicated by human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination and tamoxifen/raloxifen treatment in breast cancer prevention. The activities of superoxide dismutases (SODs) are often lowered during early cancer development, making it a rational candidate for cancer prevention. RECENT ADVANCES SOD liposome and mimetics have been shown to be effective in cancer prevention animal models. They've also passed safety tests during early phase clinical trials. Dietary supplement-based SOD cancer prevention provides another opportunity for antioxidant-based cancer prevention. New mechanistic studies have revealed that SOD inhibits not only oncogenic activity, but also subsequent metabolic shifts during early tumorigenesis. CRITICAL ISSUES Lack of sufficient animal model studies targeting specific cancers; and lack of clinical trials and support from pharmaceutical industries also hamper efforts in further advancing SOD-based cancer prevention. FUTURE DIRECTIONS To educate and obtain support from our society that cancer is preventable. To combine SOD-based therapeutics with other cancer preventive agents to obtain synergistic effects. To formulate a dietary supplementation-based antioxidant approach for cancer prevention. Lastly, targeting specific populations who are prone to carcinogens, which can trigger oxidative stress as the mechanism of carcinogenesis.
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- Delira Robbins
- 1 Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , Memphis, Tennessee
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Xue C, Pasolli HA, Piscopo I, Gros DJ, Liu C, Chen Y, Chiao JW. Mitochondrial structure alteration in human prostate cancer cells upon initial interaction with a chemopreventive agent phenethyl isothiocyanate. Cancer Cell Int 2014; 14:30. [PMID: 24685270 PMCID: PMC3994273 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-14-30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2013] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC), present naturally in cruciferous vegetables, is a chemopreventive agent. It blocks initiation and post-initiation progression of carcinogenesis. Mechanism study in human prostate cancer cells revealed that PEITC is a dual inhibitor of aberrant DNA hypermethylation and histone deacetylases, reactivating silenced genes and regulating the androgen-mediated growth of tumor cells. The identity of the cellular organelle that initially interacts with PEITC has not been fully described. Methods Human prostate cancer LNCaP cells were exposed to PEITC and the effects on cellular fine structure examined by transmission electron microscopic studies. Alteration of mitochondrial membrane potential and cytochrome c release were evaluated as early events of apoptosis, and the TUNEL method for quantifying apoptotic cells. Mitochondria were isolated for determining their protein expression. Results Ultrastructural analyses have revealed condensed mitochondria and a perturbed mitochondrial cristae structure, which assumed a rounded and dilated shape within 4-hours of PEITC contact, and became more pronounced with longer PEITC exposure. They presented as the most prominent intracellular alterations in the early hours. Mitochondria structure alterations were demonstrated, for the first time, with the isothiocyanates. An increase in the number of smooth endoplasmic reticulum and vacuoles were also noted that is consistent with the presence of autophagy. Early events of apoptosis were detected, with cytochrome c released along with the appearance of mitochondrial alteration. Mitochondrial membrane potential was disrupted within 18 hours of PEITC exposure, preceding the appearance of apoptotic cells with DNA strand breaks. In parallel, the expression of the mitochondrial class III ß-tubulin in the outer membrane, which associates with the permeability transition pore, was significantly reduced as examined with isolated mitochondria. Conclusion Mitochondria may represent the organelle target of the isothiocyanates, indicating that the isothiocyanates may be mitochondria-interacting agents to inhibit carcinogenesis.
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- Department of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
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Moreno-Sánchez R, Marín-Hernández A, Saavedra E, Pardo JP, Ralph SJ, Rodríguez-Enríquez S. Who controls the ATP supply in cancer cells? Biochemistry lessons to understand cancer energy metabolism. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2014; 50:10-23. [PMID: 24513530 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2014.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Applying basic biochemical principles, this review analyzes data that contrasts with the Warburg hypothesis that glycolysis is the exclusive ATP provider in cancer cells. Although disregarded for many years, there is increasing experimental evidence demonstrating that oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) makes a significant contribution to ATP supply in many cancer cell types and under a variety of conditions. Substrates oxidized by normal mitochondria such as amino acids and fatty acids are also avidly consumed by cancer cells. In this regard, the proposal that cancer cells metabolize glutamine for anabolic purposes without the need for a functional respiratory chain and OxPhos is analyzed considering thermodynamic and kinetic aspects for the reductive carboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate catalyzed by isocitrate dehydrogenase. In addition, metabolic control analysis (MCA) studies applied to energy metabolism of cancer cells are reevaluated. Regardless of the experimental/environmental conditions and the rate of lactate production, the flux-control of cancer glycolysis is robust in the sense that it involves the same steps: glucose transport, hexokinase, hexosephosphate isomerase and glycogen degradation, all at the beginning of the pathway; these steps together with phosphofructokinase 1 also control glycolysis in normal cells. The respiratory chain complexes exert significantly higher flux-control on OxPhos in cancer cells than in normal cells. Thus, determination of the contribution of each pathway to ATP supply and/or the flux-control distribution of both pathways in cancer cells is necessary in order to identify differences from normal cells which may lead to the design of rational alternative therapies that selectively target cancer energy metabolism.
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- Rafael Moreno-Sánchez
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Departamento de Bioquímica, Tlalpan, México D.F., Mexico.
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Departamento de Bioquímica, Tlalpan, México D.F., Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Departamento de Bioquímica, Tlalpan, México D.F., Mexico
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- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Medicina, Departamento de Bioquímica, México D.F., Mexico
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- School of Medical Sciences, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Qld, Australia
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- Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, Departamento de Bioquímica, Tlalpan, México D.F., Mexico; Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Laboratorio de Medicina Translacional, Tlalpan, México D.F., Mexico
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Huang LJ, Chuang IC, Dong HP, Yang RC. Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α regulates the expression of the mitochondrial ATPase inhibitor protein (IF1) in rat liver. Shock 2011; 36:90-6. [PMID: 21412184 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0b013e318219ff2a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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A growing number of reports indicate that bioenergetic failure plays a crucial role in the development of multiple organ failure during sepsis. Our previous results showed that the suppression of IF1 (mitochondrial ATPase inhibitor protein) expression and subsequent elevated mitochondrial F(o)F₁-ATPase activity might contribute to the bioenergetic failure in the liver during sepsis, and the influence of the decreased transcriptional level of IF1 might be an important factor. In this study, we investigated the interaction of IF1 protein expression and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 (HIF-1), a transcription factor that is correlated with the inflammatory status in sepsis. The results showed that nuclear HIF-1α protein, a subunit of HIF-1, and IF1 mRNA expression were coincidently reduced in late septic liver of rats. Furthermore, in vitro, overexpression of HIF-1α by hypoxia or CoCl₂ (HIF-1α activator) treatment augmented IF1 protein levels. On the contrary, HIF-1α antisense oligonucleotide and siRNA were used to specifically downregulate HIF-1α expression, and then IF1 protein levels were significantly decreased in clone 9 cells. Meanwhile, downregulation of HIF-1α expression led to elevate the mitochondrial F(o)F₁-ATPase activity in the presence of Bis-Tris buffer (pH 6.5). In conclusion, these results suggested for the first time that the HIF-1 might play a crucial role in regulating IF1 protein expression in late septic liver.
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- Li-Ju Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Jose C, Bellance N, Rossignol R. Choosing between glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation: A tumor's dilemma? BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2011; 1807:552-61. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 340] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2010] [Revised: 10/11/2010] [Accepted: 10/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Zhao S, Yang Y, Liu J, Liu H, Ge N, Yang H, Zhang H, Xing J. Association of mitochondrial DNA content in peripheral blood leukocyte with hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma in a Chinese Han population. Cancer Sci 2011; 102:1553-8. [PMID: 21521418 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2011.01968.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Increasing epidemiological evidence has indicated that inherited variations of mtDNA content could affect the genetic susceptibility of many malignancies in a tumor-specific manner. However, the association between mtDNA content and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains undetermined. In this study, mtDNA content of peripheral blood leukocytes was determined using quantitative real-time PCR in a case-control study consisting of 274 HCC cases, 126 non-cancer patient controls with chronic liver diseases (CLD), and 258 healthy controls. We found that HCC cases had a significant lower mtDNA content than CLD controls (median [range]: 0.77 [0.17-2.30] vs 0.84 [0.32-3.37]; P = 0.012) and healthy controls (0.77 [0.17-2.30] vs 0.84 [0.35-3.44]; P = 0.035). There was no difference in mtDNA content between CLD and healthy controls (0.84 [0.32-3.37] vs 0.84 [0.35-3.44]; P = 0.261). We further assessed the association between mtDNA content and HCC and found that, compared to individuals with high mtDNA content, those with low mtDNA content had a significantly increased risk of HCC when health controls (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 1.64, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06-2.55), CLD controls (aOR = 1.57, 95% CI = 1.10-2.25) or combined controls (aOR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.12-2.14) were used as reference. In addition, stratified analyses showed that the significant association was only evident in younger individuals, male individuals, ever-smokers, and never-drinkers. Collectively, our findings provided the first epidemiological evidence that mtDNA content in peripheral blood leukocytes is significantly associated with HCC, which warrants further validation in prospective studies.
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- Siyuan Zhao
- Department of Interventional Radiology, Tangdu Hospital State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Department of Cell Biology and Cell Engineering Research Center, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Solaini G, Sgarbi G, Baracca A. Oxidative phosphorylation in cancer cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS 2010; 1807:534-42. [PMID: 20849810 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbabio.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Revised: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 09/02/2010] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Evidence suggests that mitochondrial metabolism may play a key role in controlling cancer cells life and proliferation. Recent evidence also indicates how the altered contribution of these organelles to metabolism and the resistance of cancer mitochondria against apoptosis-associated permeabilization are closely related. The hallmarks of cancer growth, increased glycolysis and lactate production in tumours, have raised attention due to recent observations suggesting a wide spectrum of oxidative phosphorylation deficit and decreased availability of ATP associated with malignancies and tumour cell expansion. More specifically, alteration in signal transduction pathways directly affects mitochondrial proteins playing critical roles in controlling the membrane potential as UCP2 and components of both MPTP and oxphos complexes, or in controlling cells life and death as the Bcl-2 proteins family. Moreover, since mitochondrial bioenergetics and dynamics, are also involved in processes of cells life and death, proper regulation of these mitochondrial functions is crucial for tumours to grow. Therefore a better understanding of the key pathophysiological differences between mitochondria in cancer cells and in their non-cancer surrounding tissue is crucial to the finding of tools interfering with these peculiar tumour mitochondrial functions and will disclose novel approaches for the prevention and treatment of malignant diseases. Here, we review the peculiarity of tumour mitochondrial bioenergetics and the mode it is linked to the cell metabolism, providing a short overview of the evidence accumulated so far, but highlighting the more recent advances.
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- Giancarlo Solaini
- Department of Biochemistry "G. Moruzzi", University of Bologna, Via Irnerio 48, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
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Yu Y, Ping J, Chen H, Jiao L, Zheng S, Han ZG, Hao P, Huang J. A comparative analysis of liver transcriptome suggests divergent liver function among human, mouse and rat. Genomics 2010; 96:281-9. [PMID: 20800674 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2010.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2009] [Revised: 07/04/2010] [Accepted: 08/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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The human liver plays a vital role in meeting the body's metabolic needs and maintaining homeostasis. To address the molecular mechanisms of liver function, we integrated multiple gene expression datasets from microarray, MPSS, SAGE and EST platforms to generate a transcriptome atlas of the normal human liver. Our results show that 17396 genes are expressed in the human liver. 238 genes were identified as liver enrichment genes, involved in the functions of immune response and metabolic processes, from the MPSS and EST datasets. A comparative analysis of liver transcriptomes was performed in humans, mice and rats with microarray datasets shows that the expression profile of homologous genes remains significantly different between mouse/rat and human, suggesting a functional variance and regulation bias of genes expressed in the livers. The integrated liver transcriptome data should provide a valuable resource for the in-depth understanding of human liver biology and liver disease.
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- Yao Yu
- Bioinformatics Center, Key Lab of Systems Biology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200031, China
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Czarnecka AM, Kukwa W, Scińska A, Kukwa A. [Metabolic markers of the head and neck cancers--clinical applications and the biochemical background]. Otolaryngol Pol 2010; 63:478-84. [PMID: 20198981 DOI: 10.1016/s0030-6657(09)70165-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The problem of diagnosis in the field of head and neck region is still valid. Specific diagnosis and precise estimation of the tumor's size with the use of CT and MRI imaging is generally unsatisfactory. The Positron Emission Tomography (PET) supports this process with additional information about the tumor's metabolism. Numerous publications show that PET-CT has a great influence on the evaluation of the size of the tumor, presence of lymph node metastases, choice of treatment and the prognosis of the recurrence. Cancer cells represent a specific metabolic state. These cells intake large quantities of glucose and utilize it in the process of glycolysis. The oxidative phosphorylation is not efficient in the transformed cells and defects in mitochondrial functions are at the heart of malignant cell transformation. Disruption of the oxidative phosphorylation chain has been described in the neoplasms. As a consequence, in cancer the glycolysis is active even in the normoxic environment. This metabolic shift in cell transformation has been described in early XX century and so called Warburg's hypothesis profoundly influenced the present perception of cancer metabolism, positioning what is termed aerobic glycolysis in the mainstream of clinical oncology. Today we know that neoplastic cells differ at the proteomic level. A subset of different proteins such as hexokinase II or HIF are upregulated. These abnormalities might be used as the neoplastic markers.
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Manivannan B, Rawson P, Jordan TW, Secor WE, La Flamme AC. Differential patterns of liver proteins in experimental murine hepatosplenic schistosomiasis. Infect Immun 2010; 78:618-28. [PMID: 19933830 PMCID: PMC2812215 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00647-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2009] [Revised: 07/17/2009] [Accepted: 11/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Schistosoma mansoni eggs produced by adult worms in the mesenteric vasculature become trapped in the liver, where they induce granulomatous lesions and strong immune responses. Infected individuals suffer from intestinal schistosomiasis (INT) in 90% of cases, whereas the remaining 10% present with severe hepatosplenic schistosomiasis (HS). The CBA/J mouse model mimics human disease, with 20% of infected mice developing hypersplenomegaly syndrome (HSS) that resembles HS and 80% developing moderate splenomegaly syndrome (MSS) similar to INT. We studied differential patterns of protein expression in livers of 20-week-infected CBA/J mice with MSS or HSS to understand the molecular changes that underlie these two disease forms. Using differential in-gel electrophoresis to identify differentially expressed protein spots, we found 80 protein spots significantly changed with infection and 35 changes specific to severe disease. In particular, the abundances of prohibitin 2, transferrin isoforms, and major urinary protein isoforms were significantly altered in HSS mice. Furthermore, annexin 5, glutathione S-transferase pi class, and S. mansoni phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase expression levels changed significantly with schistosome infection. Additionally, levels of major urinary protein decreased and levels of transferrin increased significantly in the sera of HSS mice compared to levels in sera of MSS or control mice, and these differences correlated to the degree of splenomegaly. These findings indicate that the liver protein abundances differ between MSS and HSS mice and may be used for the development of diagnostic markers for the early detection of hepatosplenic schistosomiasis.
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- B. Manivannan
- Centre for Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Centre for Biodiscovery and School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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Hao W, Chang CPB, Tsao CC, Xu J. Oligomycin-induced bioenergetic adaptation in cancer cells with heterogeneous bioenergetic organization. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:12647-54. [PMID: 20110356 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.084194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Cancer cells constantly adapt to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) suppression resulting from hypoxia or mitochondria defects. Under the OXPHOS suppression, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) regulates global metabolism adjustments, but its activation has been found to be transient. Whether cells can maintain cellular ATP homeostasis and survive beyond the transient AMPK activation is not known. Here, we study the bioenergetic adaptation to the OXPHOS inhibitor oligomycin in a group of cancer cells. We found that oligomycin at 100 ng/ml completely inhibits OXPHOS activity in 1 h and induces various levels of glycolysis gains by 6 h, from which we calculate the bioenergetic organizations of cancer cells. In glycolysis-dominant cells, oligomycin does not induce much energy stress as measured by glycolysis acceleration, ATP imbalance, AMPK activation, AMPK substrate acetyl-CoA carboxylase phosphorylation at Ser(79), and cell growth inhibition. In OXPHOS-dependent LKB1 wild type cells, oligomycin induces 5-8% ATP drops and transient AMPK activation during the initial 1-2 h. After AMPK activation is completed, oligomycin-induced increase of acetyl-CoA carboxylase phosphorylation at Ser(79) is still detected, and cellular ATP is back at preoligomycin treatment levels by sustained elevation of glycolysis. Cell growth, however, is inhibited without an increase in cell death and alteration in cell cycle distribution. In OXPHOS-dependent LKB1-null cells, no AMPK activation by oligomycin is detected, yet cells still show a similar adaptation. We also demonstrate that the adaptation to oligomycin does not invoke activation of hypoxia-induced factor. Our data suggest that cancer cells may grow and survive persistent OXPHOS suppression through an as yet unidentified regulatory mechanism.
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- Wenshan Hao
- Department of Oncology, Wyeth Research, Pearl River, New York 10965, USA.
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Palmieri VO, Grattagliano I, Minerva F, Pollice S, Palasciano G, Portincasa P. Liver Function as Assessed by Breath Tests in Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Surg Res 2009; 157:199-207. [PMID: 19540521 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2008.09.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2008] [Revised: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Sharma LK, Lu J, Bai Y. Mitochondrial respiratory complex I: structure, function and implication in human diseases. Curr Med Chem 2009; 16:1266-77. [PMID: 19355884 DOI: 10.2174/092986709787846578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Mitochondria are ubiquitous organelles in eukaryotic cells whose primary function is to generate energy supplies in the form of ATP through oxidative phosphorylation. As the entry point for most electrons into the respiratory chain, NADH:ubiquinone oxidoreductase, or complex I, is the largest and least understood component of the mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system. Substantial progress has been made in recent years in understanding its subunit composition, its assembly, the interaction among complex I and other respiratory components, and its role in oxidative stress and apoptosis. This review provides an updated overview of the structure of complex I, as well as its cellular functions, and discusses the implication of complex I dysfunction in various human diseases.
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- Lokendra K Sharma
- Department of Cellular and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
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Hail N, Lotan R. Cancer chemoprevention and mitochondria: Targeting apoptosis in transformed cellsviathe disruption of mitochondrial bioenergetics/redox state. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 53:49-67. [DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Kurtoglu M, Lampidis TJ. From delocalized lipophilic cations to hypoxia: blocking tumor cell mitochondrial function leads to therapeutic gain with glycolytic inhibitors. Mol Nutr Food Res 2009; 53:68-75. [PMID: 19072739 PMCID: PMC2928140 DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.200700457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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An unexpected similarity between cancer and cardiac muscle cells in their sensitivity to anthracyclines and delocalized lipophilic cations (DLC) prompted a series of studies in which it was shown that the positive charge of these compounds is central to their selective accumulation and toxicity in these two distinct cell types. An initial finding to explain this phenomenon was that cancer and cardiac muscle cells exhibit high negative plasma membrane potentials resulting in increased uptake of these agents. However, the p-glycoprotein efflux pump was shown to be another factor underlying differential accumulation of these compounds, since it recognizes positively charged drugs and thereby actively reduces their intracellular concentrations. The delocalized positive charge and lipophilicity of DLCs leads to their retention and inhibition of ATP synthesis in mitochondria. Years later it was realized that cancer cells in the hypoxic portions of solid tumors were similar to those treated with DLCs in relying mainly on anaerobic metabolism for survival and could thus be targeted with a glycolytic inhibitor, 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG). This hypothesis has lead to a Phase I clinical trial in which 2-DG is used to selectively kill the hypoxic tumor cell population which are resistant to standard chemotherapy or radiation.
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- Metin Kurtoglu
- Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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Alterations in the proteome of pulmonary alveolar type II cells in the rat after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:1846-54. [PMID: 18496381 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31816f49cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion can be associated with acute lung injury. Alveolar epithelial type II cells (ATII) play an important role in maintaining lung homeostasis in acute lung injury. DESIGN To study potentially new mechanisms of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury, we examined how liver ischemia-reperfusion altered the proteome of ATII. SETTING Laboratory investigation. SUBJECTS Spontaneously breathing male Zucker rats. INTERVENTIONS Rats were anesthetized with isoflurane. The vascular supply to the left and medial lobe of the liver was clamped for 75 mins and then reperfused. Sham-operated rats were used as controls. After 8 hrs, rats were killed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Bronchoalveolar lavage and differential cell counts were performed, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemotactic factor-1 in plasma were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ATII were isolated, lysed, tryptically digested, and labeled using isobaric tags (iTRAQ). The samples were fractionated by cation exchange chromatography, separated by high-performance liquid-chromatography, and identified using electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Spectra were interrogated and quantified using ProteinProspector. Quantitative proteomics provided quantitative data for 94 and 97 proteins in the two groups. Significant changes in ATII protein content included 30% to 40% increases in adenosine triphosphate synthases, adenosine triphosphate/adenosine diphosphate translocase, and catalase (all p < .001). Following liver ischemia-reperfusion, there was also a significant increase in the percentage of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage (48% +/- 26%) compared with sham-operated controls (5% +/- 3%) (p < .01), and plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels were also significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS The proteins identified by quantitative proteomics indicated significant changes in moderators of cell metabolism and host defense in ATII. These findings provide new insights into possible mechanisms responsible for hepatic ischemia-reperfusion-related acute lung injury and suggest that ATII cells in the lung sense and respond to hepatic injury.
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Jellicoe MM, Nichols SJ, Callus BA, Baker MV, Barnard PJ, Berners-Price SJ, Whelan J, Yeoh GC, Filipovska A. Bioenergetic differences selectively sensitize tumorigenic liver progenitor cells to a new gold(I) compound. Carcinogenesis 2008; 29:1124-33. [PMID: 18413365 DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgn093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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A hallmark of cancer cells is their ability to evade apoptosis and mitochondria play a critical role in this process. Delineating mitochondrial differences between normal and cancer cells has proven challenging due to the lack of matched cell lines. Here, we compare two matched liver progenitor cell (LPC) lines, one non-tumorigenic [p53-immortalized liver (PIL) 4] and the other tumorigenic (PIL2). Analysis of these cell lines and a p53 wild-type non-tumorigenic cell line [bipotential murine oval liver (BMOL)] revealed an increase in expression of genes encoding the antiapoptotic proteins cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein (cIAP) 1 and yes associate protein in the PIL2 cells, which resulted in an increase in the protein encoded by these genes. PIL2 cells have higher mitochondrial membrane potential (Deltapsi(m)) compared with PIL4 and BMOL and had greater levels of reactive oxygen species, despite the fact that the mitochondrial antioxidant enzyme, manganese superoxide disumutase, was elevated at transcript and protein levels. Taken together, these results may account for the observed resistance of PIL2 cells to apoptotic stimuli compared with PIL4. We tested a new gold compound to show that hyperpolarized Deltapsi(m) led to its increased accumulation in mitochondria of PIL2 cells. This compound selectively induces apoptosis in PIL2 cells but not in PIL4 or BMOL. The gold compound depolarized the Deltapsi(m), depleted the adenosine triphosphate pool and activated caspase-3 and caspase-9, suggesting that apoptosis was mediated via mitochondria. This investigation shows that the non-tumorigenic and tumorigenic LPCs are useful models to delineate the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in tumorigenesis and for the future development of mitochondria-targeted chemotherapeutics that selectively target tumor cells.
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- Matthew M Jellicoe
- Laboratory for Cancer Medicine, Western Australian Institute for Medical Research and Center for Medical Research, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia
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Dardousis K, Voolstra C, Roengvoraphoj M, Sekandarzad A, Mesghenna S, Winkler J, Ko Y, Hescheler J, Sachinidis A. Identification of differentially expressed genes involved in the formation of multicellular tumor spheroids by HT-29 colon carcinoma cells. Mol Ther 2008; 15:94-102. [PMID: 17164780 DOI: 10.1038/sj.mt.6300003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The multicellular tumor spheroid (MCTS) model represents a suitable in vitro model recreating in vivo tumor formation. The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes that could potentially serve as predictive gene markers for MCTS and be involved in the formation of MCTS. Using the suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) method, we identified ERBB2/HER2-interacting protein (Erbin), Tumor rejection gp96 (Tr-gp96), 12S ribosomal RNA (12S rRNA), ATP synthase, Kruppel-like transcription factor 5 (KLF5), transcription factor-like 5 (TCFL5), and the dual-specificity phosphatase 11 (DUSP11) to be overexpressed in 3-day-old HT-29 colon carcinoma MCTSs compared to HT-29 colon carcinoma cells grown in monolayer. We could also confirm overexpression of these genes in HT-29 MCTSs and in MCTSs formed by the human glioblastoma tumor cell lines U343 MG, U373 MG, and DBTRG 05 MG. Knockdown of KLF5, Erbin, DUSP11, and TCFL5 was effectively achieved after transfection of HT-29 cells with the appropriate short-interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and correlated with a significant inhibition of MCTS formation in the case of KLF5, Erbin, and TCFL5 siRNAs. We suggest that KLF5, Erbin, and TCFL5 are essential for MCTS formation and play a key role in the development of tumor diseases.
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- Kleomenis Dardousis
- Center of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Institute of Neurophysiology, Cologne, Germany
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Sun Y, Deng X, Li W, Yan Y, Wei H, Jiang Y, He F. Liver proteome analysis of adaptive response in rat immediately after partial hepatectomy. Proteomics 2008; 7:4398-407. [PMID: 17979177 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200600913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The extraordinary ability of the liver to regenerate after resection continues to be an important fascination to mammalian liver researchers. However, at present, there are still several central questions regarding the process of liver regeneration that are not clear. In our study, we try to clarify how the liver is able to maintain its functions as well as to initiate liver regeneration after a significant loss of two-thirds. Here differentially expressed proteins in rat livers at 1 h after partial hepatectomy (PHx) and sham operation were analyzed using 2-DE combined with MALDI-TOF/TOF MS. After the analysis, 24 significantly changed spots (ratio> or =2, p<0.05) were identified. Those proteins are involved in important liver functions such as metabolism, detoxification, and inflammation. Based on the changes in the protein levels found in our data, we identified two aspects of remnant liver immediately after PHx, which focused on the hepatic adaptation and the inflammatory response associated with the initiation of liver regeneration after PHx. For the first time, the differential expression of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDHX), paraoxonase 1 (PON1), thyroid hormone receptor beta, GAP43 (where GAP stands for growth-associated protein), and interleukin-2 (IL2), after PHx, were validated by Western blot.
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- Yanwei Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Proteomics, Beijing Proteome Research Center, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China
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Kun E, Kirsten E, Hakam A, Bauer PI, Mendeleyev J. Identification of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 as the OXPHOS-generated ATP sensor of nuclei of animal cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 366:568-73. [PMID: 18073140 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Accepted: 12/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Our results show that in the intact normal animal cell mitochondrial ATP is directly connected to nuclear PARP-1 by way of a specific adenylate kinase enzymatic path. This mechanism is demonstrated in two models: (a) by its inhibition with a specific inhibitor of adenylate kinase, and (b) by disruption of ATP synthesis through uncoupling of OXPHOS. In each instance the de-inhibited PARP-1 is quantitatively determined by enzyme kinetics. The nuclear binding site of PARP-1 is Topo I, and is identified as a critical "switchpoint" indicating the nuclear element that connects OXPHOS with mRNA synthesis in real time. The mitochondrial-nuclear PARP-1 pathway is not operative in cancer cells.
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- Ernest Kun
- UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Anatomy, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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Bourdeau-Heller J, Oberley TD. Prostate carcinoma cells selected by long-term exposure to reduced oxygen tension show remarkable biochemical plasticity via modulation of superoxide, HIF-1alpha levels, and energy metabolism. J Cell Physiol 2007; 212:744-52. [PMID: 17458899 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.21069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Cancer cells are able to tolerate levels of O(2) that are damaging or lethal to normal cells; we hypothesize that this tolerance is the result of biochemical plasticity which maintains cellular homeostasis of both energy levels and oxidation state. In order to examine this hypothesis, we used different O(2) levels as a selective agent during long-term culture of DU145 prostate cancer cells to develop three isogenic cell lines that grow in normoxic (4%), hyperoxic (21%), or hypoxic (1%) O(2) conditions. Growth characteristics and O(2) consumption differed significantly between these cell lines without changes in ATP levels or altered sensitivity to 2-deoxy-D-glucose, an inhibitor of glycolysis. O(2) consumption was significantly higher in the hyperoxic line as was the level of endogenous superoxide. The hypoxic cell line regulated the chemical gradient of the proton motive force (PMF) independent of the electrical component without O(2)-dependent changes in Hif-1alpha levels. In contrast, the normoxic line regulated Hif-1alpha without tight regulation of the chemical component of the PMF noted in the hypoxic cell line. From these studies, we conclude that selection of prostate cancer cells by long-term exposure to low ambient levels of O(2) resulted in cells with unique biochemical properties in which energy metabolism, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and HIF-1alpha levels are modulated to allow cell survival and growth. Thus, cancer cells exhibit remarkable biochemical plasticity in response to various O(2) levels.
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- Jeanne Bourdeau-Heller
- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Department of Pathology, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Kuhnt T, Pelz T, Qu X, Hänsgen G, Dunst J, Gellerich FN. Mitochondrial OXPHOS functions in R1H rhabdomyosarcoma and skeletal muscles of the rat. Neurochem Res 2007; 32:973-80. [PMID: 17273927 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9254-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2006] [Accepted: 12/12/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of the study was to determinate mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) functions in rat rhabdomyosarcoma R1H (R1H) and rat skeletal muscles. For that purpose skinned fiber technique and multiple substrate inhibitor titration were adapted to tumor samples. In our animal tumor model (R1H) functional abnormalities of OXPHOS were found compared to skeletal muscles. In R1H the state 3 respiration of pyruvate + malate was decreased: 0.56 +/- 0.28 nmol O(2)/mg/min versus 2.32 +/- 1.19 nmol O(2)/mg/min, P < 0.001, whereas the state 3 respiration of succinate + rotenone was increased: 36 +/- 14% versus 19 +/- 11%, P < 0.001. In R1H the rotenone-insensitive respiration reached higher levels than the antimycin A-insensitive respiration, whereas in normal muscles the converse was observed. Additionally, the obvious difference between the CAT- and the antimycin A-independent respiration indicates an increased part of leak respiration in R1H. By now, the high feasibility of these techniques is appreciated for the investigation of muscles and prospectively for tumors, too.
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- Thomas Kuhnt
- Department of Radiotherapy, Martin-Luther-University, Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Saale, Germany.
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Somatic mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations have been increasingly observed in primary human cancers. As each cell contains many mitochondria with multiple copies of mtDNA, it is possible that wild-type and mutant mtDNA can co-exist in a state called heteroplasmy. During cell division, mitochondria are randomly distributed to daughter cells. Over time, the proportion of the mutant mtDNA within the cell can vary and may drift toward predominantly mutant or wild type to achieve homoplasmy. Thus, the biological impact of a given mutation may vary, depending on the proportion of mutant mtDNAs carried by the cell. This effect contributes to the various phenotypes observed among family members carrying the same pathogenic mtDNA mutation. Most mutations occur in the coding sequences but few result in substantial amino acid changes raising questions as to their biological consequence. Studies reveal that mtDNA play a crucial role in the development of cancer but further work is required to establish the functional significance of specific mitochondrial mutations in cancer and disease progression. The origin of somatic mtDNA mutations in human cancer and their potential diagnostic and therapeutic implications in cancer are discussed. This review article provides a detailed summary of mtDNA mutations that have been reported in various types of cancer. Furthermore, this review offers some perspective as to the origin of these of mutations, their functional consequences in cancer development, and possible therapeutic implications.
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- A Chatterjee
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer Research Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205-2196, USA
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Fantin VR, St-Pierre J, Leder P. Attenuation of LDH-A expression uncovers a link between glycolysis, mitochondrial physiology, and tumor maintenance. Cancer Cell 2006; 9:425-34. [PMID: 16766262 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2006.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1172] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2005] [Revised: 02/27/2006] [Accepted: 04/24/2006] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Alterations in cellular metabolism are among the most consistent hallmarks of cancer. Herein we have investigated the relationship between increased aerobic lactate production and mitochondrial physiology in tumor cells. To diminish the ability of malignant cells to metabolize pyruvate to lactate, lactate dehydrogenase A (LDH-A) levels were knocked down by means of LDH-A short hairpin RNAs. Reduction in LDH-A activity resulted in stimulation of mitochondrial respiration and decrease of mitochondrial membrane potential. It also compromised the ability of these tumor cells to proliferate under hypoxia. The tumorigenicity of the LDH-A-deficient cells was severely diminished, and this phenotype was reversed by complementation with the human ortholog LDH-A protein. These results demonstrate that LDH-A plays a key role in tumor maintenance.
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- Valeria R Fantin
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Gourley PL, Hendricks JK, McDonald AE, Copeland RG, Barrett KE, Gourley CR, Singh KK, Naviaux RK. Mitochondrial correlation microscopy and nanolaser spectroscopy - new tools for biophotonic detection of cancer in single cells. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2006; 4:585-92. [PMID: 16292878 DOI: 10.1177/153303460500400602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Currently, pathologists rely on labor-intensive microscopic examination of tumor cells using century-old staining methods that can give false readings. Emerging BioMicroNano-technologies have the potential to provide accurate, realtime, high-throughput screening of tumor cells without the need for time-consuming sample preparation. These rapid, nano-optical techniques may play an important role in advancing early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of disease. In this report, we show that laser scanning confocal microscopy can be used to identify a previously unknown property of certain cancer cells that distinguishes them, with single-cell resolution, from closely related normal cells. This property is the correlation of light scattering and the spatial organization of mitochondria. In normal liver cells, mitochondria are highly organized within the cytoplasm and highly scattering, yielding a highly correlated signal. In cancer cells, mitochondria are more chaotically organized and poorly scattering. These differences correlate with important bioenergetic disturbances that are hallmarks of many types of cancer. In addition, we review recent work that exploits the new technology of nanolaser spectroscopy using the biocavity laser to characterize the unique spectral signatures of normal and transformed cells. These optical methods represent powerful new tools that hold promise for detecting cancer at an early stage and may help to limit delays in diagnosis and treatment.
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- Paul L Gourley
- Biomolecular Interfaces and Systems, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA.
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Mambo E, Chatterjee A, Xing M, Tallini G, Haugen BR, Yeung SCJ, Sukumar S, Sidransky D. Tumor-specific changes in mtDNA content in human cancer. Int J Cancer 2005; 116:920-4. [PMID: 15856456 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) alterations are associated with various cancer types, suggesting that the mitochondrial genome may be a critical contributing factor in carcinogenesis. mtDNA alterations have been suggested as a potentially sensitive and specific biomarker for several cancer types. We examined mtDNA content in 25 pairs of normal and tumor breast tissue samples, 37 papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), 21 benign thyroid neoplasms and in 20 paired normal and PTC samples. Our results showed that mtDNA content was reduced in 80% of the breast tumors relative to their corresponding normal. mtDNA was increased in papillary thyroid carcinomas, however, when compared to the corresponding normal DNA taken from the same individual. Also, mtDNA content was increased in none-paired PTC samples compared to the normal controls. Our findings indicate that changes in mtDNA content during carcinogenesis may be regulated in a tumor specific manner. Additionally, changes in mtDNA levels did not correlate with tumor grade and metastasis, suggesting that these alterations may occur in the early stages of tumorigenesis. Our findings suggest that mtDNA content can be used as a molecular diagnostic tool to help identify genetic abnormalities in human tumors.
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- Elizabeth Mambo
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Head and Neck Cancer Research Division, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Mamelak AJ, Kowalski J, Murphy K, Yadava N, Zahurak M, Kouba DJ, Howell BG, Tzu J, Cummins DL, Liégeois NJ, Berg K, Sauder DN. Downregulation of NDUFA1 and other oxidative phosphorylation-related genes is a consistent feature of basal cell carcinoma. Exp Dermatol 2005; 14:336-48. [PMID: 15854127 DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-6705.2005.00278.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy that, like other tumours, possesses a heterogeneous genetic composition. In order to select genes with consistent changes in expression among these tumours, we analysed BCC microarray expression data by using a novel approach, termed correlative analysis of microarrays (CAM). CAM is a nested, non-parametric method designed to qualitatively select candidates based on their individual, similar effects upon an array-wide closeness measure. We applied the CAM method to expression data generated by two-channel cDNA microarray experiments, where 21 BCC and patient-matched normal skin specimens were examined. Fifteen candidate genes were selected, with six overexpressed and nine underexpressed in BCC vs. normal skin. Five of the nine consistently downregulated genes in the tumour samples are involved in mitochondrial function and the oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) pathway. One of these genes was the 7.5-kDa subunit, NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) alpha subcomplex-1 (NDUFA1), an accessory component of OXPHOS complex-I that is essential for respiratory activity. These findings support the hypothesis that irregularities in mitochondrial function are involved in neoplasia. Suppression of NDUFA1 expression could represent a key pathogenic mechanism in the development of BCC.
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- Adam J Mamelak
- Department of Dermatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21287-0900, USA
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The mitochondria have emerged as a novel target for anticancer chemotherapy. This tenet is based on the observations that several conventional and experimental chemotherapeutic agents promote the permeabilization of mitochondrial membranes in cancerous cells to initiate the release of apoptogenic mitochondrial proteins. This ability to engage mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis directly using chemotherapy may be responsible for overcoming aberrant apoptosis regulatory mechanisms commonly encountered in cancerous cells. Interestingly, several putative cancer chemopreventive agents also possess the ability to trigger apoptosis in transformed, premalignant, or malignant cells in vitro via mitochondrial membrane permeabilization. This process may occur through the regulation of Bcl-2 family members, or by the induction of the mitochondrial permeability transition. Thus, by exploiting endogenous mitochondrial-mediated apoptosis-inducing mechanisms, certain chemopreventive agents may be able to block the progression of premalignant cells to malignant cells or the dissemination of malignant cells to distant organ sites as means of modulating carcinogenesis in vivo. This review will examine cancer chemoprevention with respect to apoptosis, carcinogenesis, and the proapoptotic activity of various chemopreventive agents observed in vitro. In doing so, I will construct a paradigm supporting the notion that the mitochondria are a novel target for the chemoprevention of cancer.
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- N Hail
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, The University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262, USA.
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Bravo C, Minauro-Sanmiguel F, Morales-Ríos E, Rodríguez-Zavala JS, García JJ. Overexpression of the inhibitor protein IF(1) in AS-30D hepatoma produces a higher association with mitochondrial F(1)F(0) ATP synthase compared to normal rat liver: functional and cross-linking studies. J Bioenerg Biomembr 2005; 36:257-64. [PMID: 15337856 DOI: 10.1023/b:jobb.0000031977.99479.ea] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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According to functional studies, the higher IF(1) content reported in mitochondria of cancerous cells is supposed to induce a higher association with the F(1)F(0) complex than in normal cells and therefore a better inhibition of its ATPase activity. The first structural evidence supporting this prediction is here presented. Densitometric analyses of Western blotting experiments indicated a 2-fold increase in IF(1) content of AS-30D submitochondrial particles compared to normal rat liver controls. The ratio of IF(1)/F(1) alpha subunit increased similarly as judged by Westernblot analyses. This IF(1) overexpression correlated with a slower rate of IF(1) release (F(1)F(0)-ATPase activation) from the F(1)F(0) complex in AS-30D than in normal rat liver submitochondrial particles. The IF(1)-IF(1), gamma-IF(1), and alpha-IF(1) cross-linkages previously formed with dithiobis(succinimidylpropionate) in bovine F(1)F(0)I and IF(1) complexes were reproduced in the F(1)F(0)I-ATP synthase of hepatoma AS-30D cells. However, a much lower yield of IF(1) cross-linkages was found in normal rat liver particles which made them almost undetectable in SMP as well as in the immunoprecipitated F(1)F(0)I complex. Modeling in vivo IF(1) overexpression of cancerous cells by in vitro reconstitution of excess recombinant IF(1) with rat liver submitochondrial particles devoid of IF(1) reproduced the same IF(1) cross-linkages observed in AS-30D particles.
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- Concepción Bravo
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología, "Ignacio Chávez," México, México
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Swerdlow RH, Khan SM. A "mitochondrial cascade hypothesis" for sporadic Alzheimer's disease. Med Hypotheses 2005; 63:8-20. [PMID: 15193340 DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.12.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 486] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2003] [Accepted: 12/30/2003] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) includes etiologically heterogeneous disorders characterized by senile or presenile dementia, extracellular amyloid protein aggregations containing an insoluble amyloid precursor protein derivative, and intracytoplasmic tau protein aggregations. Recent studies also show excess neuronal aneuploidy, programmed cell death (PCD), and mitochondrial dysfunction. The leading AD molecular paradigm, the "amyloid cascade hypothesis", is based on studies of rare autosomal dominant variants and does not specify what initiates the common late-onset, sporadic form. We propose for late-onset, sporadic AD a "mitochondrial cascade hypothesis" that comprehensively reconciles seemingly disparate histopathologic and pathophysiologic features. In our model, the inherited, gene-determined make-up of an individual's electron transport chain sets basal rates of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, which determines the pace at which acquired mitochondrial damage accumulates. Oxidative mitochondrial DNA, RNA, lipid, and protein damage amplifies ROS production and triggers three events: (1) a reset response in which cells respond to elevated ROS by generating the beta-sheet protein, beta amyloid, which further perturbs mitochondrial function, (2) a removal response in which compromised cells are purged via PCD mechanisms, and (3) a replace response in which neuronal progenitors unsuccessfully attempt to re-enter the cell cycle, with resultant aneuploidy, tau phosphorylation, and neurofibrillary tangle formation. In addition to defining a role for aging in AD pathogenesis, the mitochondrial cascade hypothesis also allows and accounts for histopathologic overlap between the sporadic, late-onset and autosomal dominant, early onset forms of the disease.
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- Russell H Swerdlow
- Department of Neurology, McKim Hall, University of Virginia Health System, PO Box 800394, 1 Hospital Drive, Charlottesville, VA, USA.
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He QY, Chen J, Kung HF, Yuen APW, Chiu JF. Identification of tumor-associated proteins in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma by proteomics. Proteomics 2004; 4:271-8. [PMID: 14730689 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200300550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Oral tongue carcinoma is an aggressive tumor that particularly affects chronic smokers, drinkers and betel squid chewers. Patients often present symptoms at a late stage, and there is a high recurrence rate after treatment. In this article, we report the first proteomic analysis of oral tongue carcinoma to globally search for tumor related proteins. Apart from helping us to understand the molecular pathogenesis of the carcinoma, these proteins may also have potential clinical applications as biomarkers, enabling the tumor to be identified at an early stage in high risk individuals, treatment response to be predicted, and residual or recurrent carcinoma to be detected sooner after treatment. The protein expression profiles of ten oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas and their matched normal mucosal resection margins were examined by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight mass spectroscopy. A number of tumor-associated proteins including heat shock protein (HSP)60, HSP27, alpha B-crystalline, ATP synthase beta, calgranulin B, myosin, tropomyosin and galectin 1 were consistently found to be significantly altered in their expression levels in tongue carcinoma tissues, compared with their paired normal mucosae. The expression profile portrays a global protein alteration that appears specific to oral tongue cancer. The potential of utilizing these tumor related proteins for screening cancer and monitoring recurrence warrants further investigation.
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- Qing-Yu He
- Department of Chemistry, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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Tan MGK, Ooi LLPJ, Aw SE, Hui KM. Cloning and identification of hepatocellular carcinoma down-regulated mitochondrial carrier protein, a novel liver-specific uncoupling protein. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:45235-44. [PMID: 15322095 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m403683200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We report the identification of a novel cDNA fragment that shows significantly reduced expression in cancerous tissue compared with paired non-cancerous liver tissue in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The full-length transcript of 1733 bp encodes a protein of 308 amino acids that has all the hallmark features of mitochondrial carrier proteins. We designate the novel protein as HDMCP (HCC-down-regulated mitochondrial carrier protein). The HDMCP orthologs in human, mouse, and rat are found to exhibit close similarity in protein sequence and gene organization, as well as exclusive expression in the liver. Moreover, conserved syntenic regions have been demonstrated at the HDMCP gene locus in the human, mouse, and rat genome. Taken together, we suggest that HDMCP might have a conserved and unique biological function in the liver. Overexpression of HDMCP in transiently transfected cancer cells results in the loss of staining by MitoTracker dye, indicating that HDMCP could induce the dissipation of mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim). However, HDMCP-mediated disruption of DeltaPsim is not related to mitochondrial permeability transition or apoptosis. In addition, we further demonstrate that the dissipation of DeltaPsim is accompanied by significant reduction of cellular ATP in 293T cells overexpressing HDMCP or uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2). Our present findings suggest that HDMCP might be one of the long postulated uncoupling proteins that catalyze the physiological "proton leak" in the liver. The down-regulation of HDMCP in HCC cancer cells might result in the elevation of DeltaPsim, a common phenomenon found in cancer cells.
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- Michelle G K Tan
- Department of Clinical Research, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
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