Targeting mTORC2/HDAC3 Inhibits Stemness of Liver Cancer Cells Against Glutamine Starvation

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Cancer cells are addicted to glutamine. However, cancer cells often suffer from glutamine starvation, which largely results from the fast growth of cancer cells and the insufficient vascularization in the interior of cancer tissues. Herein, based on clinical samples, patient-derived cells (PDCs), and cell lines, it is found that liver cancer cells display stem-like characteristics upon glutamine shortage due to maintaining the stemness of tumor initiating cells (TICs) and even promoting transformation of non-TICs into stem-like cells by glutamine starvation. Increased expression of glutamine synthetase (GS) is essential for maintaining and promoting stem-like characteristics of liver cancer cells during glutamine starvation. Mechanistically, glutamine starvation activates Rictor/mTORC2 to induce HDAC3-mediated deacetylation and stabilization of GS. Rictor is significantly correlated with the expression of GS and stem marker OCT4 at tumor site, and closely correlates with poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinomas. Inhibiting components of mTORC2-HDAC3-GS axis decrease TICs and promote xenografts regression upon glutamine-starvation therapy. Collectively, the data provides novel insights into the role of Rictor/mTORC2-HDAC3 in reprogramming glutamine metabolism to sustain stemness of cancer cells. Targeting Rictor/HDAC3 may enhance the efficacy of glutamine-starvation therapy and limit the rapid growth and malignant progression of tumors.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) - 9(2022), 20 vom: 02. Juli, Seite e2103887

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhang, Hui-Lu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Yan, He-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Gong-Bo [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Fei-Fei [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Shi-Min [VerfasserIn]
Zhai, Bo [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jiang-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Lin [VerfasserIn]
Cui, Hao-Shu [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jian [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Shuai [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Jun [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hong-Yang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Jie [VerfasserIn]

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0RH81L854J
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 3.5.1.98
EC 6.3.1.2
Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase
Glutamine
Glutamine starvation
Glutamine synthetase
HDAC3
Histone Deacetylases
Histone deacetylase 3
Journal Article
Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Rictor/mTORC2
Transcription Factors
Tumor initiating cells

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Date Completed 18.07.2022

Date Revised 25.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/advs.202103887

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM337196915