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ArticleOncotarget2016

Inhibition of mitochondrial 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase impairs viability of cancer cells in a cell-specific metabolism-dependent manner.

Victoria I Bunik, Garik Mkrtchyan, Aneta Grabarska, Henry Oppermann, Danilo Daloso, Wagner L Araujo, Malgorzata Juszczak, Wojciech Rzeski, Lucien Bettendorff, Alisdair R Fernie and 3 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.

Victoria I BunikBelozersky Institute and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
Garik MkrtchyanFaculty of Bioengineering and Bioinformatics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
Aneta GrabarskaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Henry OppermannDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Danilo DalosoMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Wagner L AraujoMax-Planck Partner Group at The Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universida de Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil.
Malgorzata JuszczakDepartment of Medical Biology, Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Lublin, Poland.
Wojciech RzeskiDepartment of Medical Biology, Institute of Agricultural Medicine, Lublin, Poland.
Lucien BettendorffGIGA-Neurosciences, University of Liege, Liege, Belgium.
Alisdair R FernieMax-Planck-Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany.
Jürgen MeixensbergerDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Andrzej StepulakDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Frank GaunitzDepartment of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Medical University of Lublin · PLUniversity Hospital Leipzig · DELomonosov Moscow State University · RUMax Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology · DEUniversidade Federal de Viçosa · BRUniversity of Liège · BE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

2-Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (OGDH) of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle is often implied to be inactive in cancer, but this was not experimentally tested. We addressed the question through specific inhibition of OGDH by succinyl phosphonate (SP). SP action on different cancer cells was investigated using indicators of cellular viability and reactive oxygen species (ROS), metabolic profiling and transcriptomics. Relative sensitivity of various cancer cells to SP changed with increasing SP exposure and could differ in the ATP- and NAD(P)H-based assays. Glioblastoma responses to SP revealed metabolic sub-types increasing or decreasing cellular ATP/NAD(P)H ratio under OGDH inhibition. Cancer cell homeostasis was perturbed also when viability indicators were SP-resistant, e.g. in U87 and N2A cells. The transcriptomics database analysis showed that the SP-sensitive cells, such as A549 and T98G, exhibit the lowest expression of OGDH compared to other TCA cycle enzymes, associated with higher expression of affiliated pathways utilizing 2-oxoglutarate. Metabolic profiling confirmed the dependence of cellular SP reactivity on cell-specific expression of the pathways. Thus, oxidative decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate is significant for the interdependent homeostasis of NAD(P)H, ATP, ROS and key metabolites in various cancer cells. Assessment of cell-specific responses to OGDH inhibition is of diagnostic value for anticancer strategies.

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Cell Line, TumorCell SurvivalEnzyme InhibitorsHumansKetoglutarate Dehydrogenase ComplexNeoplasmsOrganophosphonatesSuccinatesEnzyme InhibitorsKetoglutarate Dehydrogenase ComplexOrganophosphonatesSuccinatessuccinyl phosphonate2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenaseamino acid transaminationcystine/glutamate antiporterglioblastomasuccinyl phosphonate

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PMID27027236
PMCPMC5041988
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