PLCγ1 suppression promotes the adaptation of KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas to hypoxia

Mutant KRAS modulates the metabolic plasticity of cancer cells to confer a growth advantage during hypoxia, but the molecular underpinnings are largely unknown. Using a lipidomic screen, we found that PLCγ1 is suppressed during hypoxia in KRAS-mutant human lung adenocarcinoma cancer cell lines. Suppression of PLCγ1 in hypoxia promotes a less oxidative cancer cell metabolism state, reduces the formation of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species and switches tumour bioenergetics towards glycolysis by impairing Ca2+ entry into the mitochondria. This event prevents lipid peroxidation, antagonizes apoptosis and increases cancer cell proliferation. Accordingly, loss of function of Plcg1 in a mouse model of KrasG12D-driven lung adenocarcinoma increased the expression of glycolytic genes, boosted tumour growth and reduced survival. In patients with KRAS-mutant lung adenocarcinomas, low PLCγ1 expression correlates with increased expression of hypoxia markers and predicts poor patient survival. Thus, our work reveals a mechanism of cancer cell adaptation to hypoxia with potential therapeutic value.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Nature cell biology - 22(2020), 11 vom: 19. Nov., Seite 1382-1395

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saliakoura, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Rossi Sebastiano, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Pozzato, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Heidel, Florian H [VerfasserIn]
Schnöder, Tina M [VerfasserIn]
Savic Prince, Spasenija [VerfasserIn]
Bubendorf, Lukas [VerfasserIn]
Pinton, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
A Schmid, Ralph [VerfasserIn]
Baumgartner, Johanna [VerfasserIn]
Freigang, Stefan [VerfasserIn]
Berezowska, Sabina A [VerfasserIn]
Rimessi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Konstantinidou, Georgia [VerfasserIn]

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EC 3.1.4.11
EC 3.1.4.3
EC 3.6.5.2
Hras protein, mouse
Journal Article
KRAS protein, human
PLCG1 protein, human
Phospholipase C gamma
Plcg1 protein, mouse
Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.01.2021

Date Revised 05.10.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41556-020-00592-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316472301