Gamma-Glutamyltransferase 1 Promotes Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Initiation and Progression

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Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of kidney cancer. While the localized form of this disease can be treated surgically, advanced and metastatic stages are resistant to chemotherapies. Although more innovative treatments, such as targeted or immune-based therapies, exist, the need for new therapeutic options remains. ccRCC presents unique metabolic signatures and multiple studies have reported a significant increase in levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) and its precursors in ccRCC tumor samples compared with normal kidney tissues. These observations led us to investigate the effects of blocking the GSH pathway, particularly the gamma-glutamyltransferase 1 (GGT1) enzyme, in multiple ccRCC cell lines. In this study, we provide in vitro and in vivo evidence that GGT1/GSH pathway inhibition impacts ccRCC cell growth, through increased cell-cycle arrest. Of note, GGT1 inhibition also impairs ccRCC cell migration. Finally, pharmacologic GSH pathway inhibition decreases ccRCC cell proliferation and increases sensitivity to standard chemotherapy. Our results suggest that GGT1/GSH pathway inhibition represents a new strategy to overcome ccRCC chemoresistance. IMPLICATIONS: GGT1/GSH pathway inhibition represents a promising therapeutic strategy to overcome chemoresistance and inhibit progression of ccRCC tumors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

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Molecular cancer research : MCR - 17(2019), 9 vom: 08. Sept., Seite 1881-1892

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bansal, Ankita [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez, Danielle J [VerfasserIn]
Nimgaonkar, Vivek [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez, David [VerfasserIn]
Riscal, Romain [VerfasserIn]
Skuli, Nicolas [VerfasserIn]
Simon, M Celeste [VerfasserIn]

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EC 2.3.2.2
GAN16C9B8O
Gamma-Glutamyltransferase
Gamma-glutamyltransferase, human
Glutathione
Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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Date Completed 17.06.2020

Date Revised 17.06.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1158/1541-7786.MCR-18-1204

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NLM29769751X