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Zhang L, Zhang J, Liu Y, Zhang P, Nie J, Zhao R, Shi Q, Sun H, Jiao D, Chen Y, Zhao X, Huang Y, Li Y, Zhao JY, Xu W, Zhao SM, Wang C. Mitochondrial STAT5A promotes metabolic remodeling and the Warburg effect by inactivating the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:634. [PMID: 34148062 PMCID: PMC8214628 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03908-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 05/31/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Signal transducer and activator 5a (STAT5A) is a classical transcription factor that plays pivotal roles in various biological processes, including tumor initiation and progression. A fraction of STAT5A is localized in the mitochondria, but the biological functions of mitochondrial STAT5A remain obscure. Here, we show that STAT5A interacts with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC), a mitochondrial gatekeeper enzyme connecting two key metabolic pathways, glycolysis and the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Mitochondrial STAT5A disrupts PDC integrity, thereby inhibiting PDC activity and remodeling cellular glycolysis and oxidative phosphorylation. Mitochondrial translocation of STAT5A is increased under hypoxic conditions. This strengthens the Warburg effect in cancer cells and promotes in vitro cell growth under hypoxia and in vivo tumor growth. Our findings indicate distinct pro-oncogenic roles of STAT5A in energy metabolism, which is different from its classical function as a transcription factor.
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- Liang Zhang
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of metabolism and integrative biology (IMIB), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center and Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital and Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, 20032, Shanghai, China
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China.
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Gene Technology, Key Laboratory of Reproduction Regulation of NPFPC (SIPPR, IRD), School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, 200438, Shanghai, China.
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Barash I. Stat5 in the mammary gland: controlling normal development and cancer. J Cell Physiol 2006; 209:305-13. [PMID: 16883580 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
The signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat5) funnels extracellular signals of cytokines, hormones, and growth factors into transcriptional activity in the mammary gland. Postnatal development and functionality of this tissue is synchronized with the reproductive cycle. Consequently, Stat5 involvement in lobuloalveolar development, milk-protein synthesis, or tissue remodeling is dictated by the particular reproductive stage. Latent deregulation of Stat5 activity during the reproductive cycle predisposes the tissue to tumorigenesis at a later stage, when the female is no longer fertile. Accumulating data from studies with mouse models and breast-cancer specimens demonstrate a dual role for Stat5 in this context. It causes tumorigenesis, but delays metastasis progression. Consequently, Stat5 activity in breast-cancer specimens marks a better prognosis for survival.
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- Itamar Barash
- Institute of Animal Science, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel.
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