Journal
METABOLIC ENGINEERING
Volume 43, Issue -, Pages 208-217Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.12.010
Keywords
LKB1; Cancer metabolism; Mitochondria; Metabolic flux analysis; Phenformin; Glutaminase
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Funding
- DOD Lung Cancer Research Program [W81XWH-13-1-0105]
- NIH [1R01CA188652, R01NS087611, P01DK054441, 1F31CA196066, 5T32EB009380]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Chem, Bioeng, Env, & Transp Sys [1454425] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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The Liver Kinase B1 (LKB1) tumor suppressor acts as a metabolic energy sensor to regulate AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signaling and is commonly mutated in various cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumor cells deficient in LKB1 may be uniquely sensitized to metabolic stresses, which may offer a therapeutic window in oncology. To address this question we have explored how functional LKB1 impacts the metabolism of NSCLC cells using C-13 metabolic flux analysis. Isogenic NSCLC cells expressing functional LKB1 exhibited higher flux through oxidative mitochondrial pathways compared to those deficient in LKB1. Re-expression of LKB1 also increased the capacity of cells to oxidize major mitochondrial substrates, including pyruvate, fatty acids, and glutamine. Furthermore, LKB1 expression promoted an adaptive response to energy stress induced by anchorage-independent growth. Finally, this diminished adaptability sensitized LKB1-deficient cells to combinatorial inhibition of mitochondrial complex I and glutaminase. Together, our data implicate LKB1 as a major regulator of adaptive metabolic reprogramming and suggest synergistic pharmacological strategies for mitigating LKB1-deficient NSCLC tumor growth.
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