期刊
GENES & DEVELOPMENT
卷 30, 期 9, 页码 1020-1033出版社
COLD SPRING HARBOR LAB PRESS, PUBLICATIONS DEPT
DOI: 10.1101/gad.278549.116
关键词
HCC; PKM2; metabolism
资金
- Cancer Center Support grant from the National Cancer Institute [P30CA14051]
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Burroughs Wellcome Fund
- Smith Family
- Department of Health and Human Services [P01CA117969, R01CA168653]
- National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship Award
- Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund Postdoctoral Fellowship
Alternative splicing of the Pkm gene product generates the PKM1 and PKM2 isoforms of pyruvate kinase (PK), and PKM2 expression is closely linked to embryogenesis, tissue regeneration, and cancer. To interrogate the functional requirement for PKM2 during development and tissue homeostasis, we generated germline PKM2-null mice (Pkm2(-/-)). Unexpectedly, despite being the primary isoform expressed in most wild-type adult tissues, we found that Pkm2(-/-) mice are viable and fertile. Thus, PKM2 is not required for embryonic or postnatal development. Loss of PKM2 leads to compensatory expression of PKM1 in the tissues that normally express PKM2. Strikingly, PKM2 loss leads to spontaneous development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with high penetrance that is accompanied by progressive changes in systemic metabolism characterized by altered systemic glucose homeostasis, inflammation, and hepatic steatosis. Therefore, in addition to its role in cancer metabolism, PKM2 plays a role in controlling systemic metabolic homeostasis and inflammation, thereby preventing HCC by a non-cell-autonomous mechanism.
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