Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
113(7), P. 1778 - 1783
Published: Feb. 1, 2016
Cancer
cells
reprogram
their
metabolism
to
promote
growth
and
proliferation.
The
genetic
evidence
pointing
the
importance
of
amino
acid
serine
in
tumorigenesis
is
striking.
gene
encoding
enzyme
3-phosphoglycerate
dehydrogenase
(PHGDH),
which
catalyzes
first
committed
step
biosynthesis,
overexpressed
tumors
cancer
cell
lines
via
focal
amplification
nuclear
factor
erythroid-2-related
2
(NRF2)-mediated
up-regulation.
PHGDH-overexpressing
are
exquisitely
sensitive
ablation
pathway.
Here,
we
report
discovery
a
selective
small
molecule
inhibitor
PHGDH,
CBR-5884,
identified
by
screening
library
800,000
drug-like
compounds.
CBR-5884
inhibited
de
novo
synthesis
was
selectively
toxic
with
high
biosynthetic
activity.
Biochemical
characterization
revealed
that
it
noncompetitive
showed
time-dependent
onset
inhibition
disrupted
oligomerization
state
PHGDH.
identification
PHGDH
not
only
enables
thorough
preclinical
evaluation
as
target
cancers,
but
also
provides
tool
study
metabolism.
Cell Metabolism,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
30(2), P. 352 - 363.e8
Published: May 23, 2019
How
cells
adapt
metabolism
to
meet
demands
is
an
active
area
of
interest
across
biology.
Among
a
broad
range
functions,
the
polyamine
spermidine
needed
hypusinate
translation
factor
eukaryotic
initiation
5A
(eIF5A).
We
show
here
that
hypusinated
eIF5A
(eIF5AH)
promotes
efficient
expression
subset
mitochondrial
proteins
involved
in
TCA
cycle
and
oxidative
phosphorylation
(OXPHOS).
Several
these
have
targeting
sequences
(MTSs)
part
confer
increased
dependency
on
eIF5AH.
In
macrophages,
metabolic
switching
between
OXPHOS
glycolysis
supports
divergent
functional
fates
stimulated
by
activation
signals.
cells,
hypusination
appears
be
dynamically
regulated
after
activation.
Using
vivo
vitro
models,
we
acute
inhibition
this
pathway
blunts
OXPHOS-dependent
alternative
activation,
while
leaving
aerobic
glycolysis-dependent
classical
intact.
These
results
might
implications
for
therapeutically
controlling
macrophage
polyamine-eIF5A-hypusine
axis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Journal Year:
2016,
Volume and Issue:
113(7), P. 1778 - 1783
Published: Feb. 1, 2016
Cancer
cells
reprogram
their
metabolism
to
promote
growth
and
proliferation.
The
genetic
evidence
pointing
the
importance
of
amino
acid
serine
in
tumorigenesis
is
striking.
gene
encoding
enzyme
3-phosphoglycerate
dehydrogenase
(PHGDH),
which
catalyzes
first
committed
step
biosynthesis,
overexpressed
tumors
cancer
cell
lines
via
focal
amplification
nuclear
factor
erythroid-2-related
2
(NRF2)-mediated
up-regulation.
PHGDH-overexpressing
are
exquisitely
sensitive
ablation
pathway.
Here,
we
report
discovery
a
selective
small
molecule
inhibitor
PHGDH,
CBR-5884,
identified
by
screening
library
800,000
drug-like
compounds.
CBR-5884
inhibited
de
novo
synthesis
was
selectively
toxic
with
high
biosynthetic
activity.
Biochemical
characterization
revealed
that
it
noncompetitive
showed
time-dependent
onset
inhibition
disrupted
oligomerization
state
PHGDH.
identification
PHGDH
not
only
enables
thorough
preclinical
evaluation
as
target
cancers,
but
also
provides
tool
study
metabolism.