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BLOOD
卷 119, 期 20, 页码 4686-4697出版社
AMER SOC HEMATOLOGY
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-377846
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- Northwestern University Cell Imaging Facility
- Cancer Center Support Grant [NCI CA060553]
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Flow Cytometry Facility
- National Institutes of Health [RO1 CA85919]
- National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute [T32CA09560]
- American Cancer Society (Illinois Division) [140565, 188679]
- American Cancer Society [RSG-11-254-01-CSM]
- Wendy Will Case Cancer Fund Foundation [SP0012544]
Multiple myeloma is one of numerous malignancies characterized by increased glucose consumption, a phenomenon with significant prognostic implications in this disease. Few studies have focused on elucidating the molecular underpinnings of glucose transporter (GLUT) activation in cancer, knowledge that could facilitate identification of promising therapeutic targets. To address this issue, we performed gene expression profiling studies involving myeloma cell lines and primary cells as well as normal lymphocytes to uncover deregulated GLUT family members in myeloma. Our data demonstrate that myeloma cells exhibit reliance on constitutively cell surface-localized GLUT4 for basal glucose consumption, maintenance of Mcl-1 expression, growth, and survival. We also establish that the activities of the enigmatic transporters GLUT8 and GLUT11 are required for proliferation and viability in myeloma, albeit because of functionalities probably distinct from whole-cell glucose supply. As proof of principle regarding the therapeutic potential of GLUT-targeted compounds, we include evidence of the anti-myeloma effects elicited against both cell lines and primary cells by the FDA-approved HIV protease inhibitor ritonavir, which exerts a selective off-target inhibitory effect on GLUT4. Our work reveals critical roles for novel GLUT family members and highlights a therapeutic strategy entailing selective GLUT inhibition to specifically target aberrant glucose metabolism in cancer. (Blood. 2012; 119(20): 4686-4697)
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