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ArticleCancer letters2017

GOT1-mediated anaplerotic glutamine metabolism regulates chronic acidosis stress in pancreatic cancer cells.

Jaime Abrego, Venugopal Gunda, Enza Vernucci, Surendra K Shukla, Ryan J King, Aneesha Dasgupta, Gennifer Goode, Divya Murthy, Fang Yu, Pankaj K Singh

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Article in Cancer letters, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers.

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63citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jaime AbregoThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Venugopal GundaThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Enza VernucciThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Surendra K ShuklaThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Ryan J KingThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Aneesha DasguptaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Gennifer GoodeThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Divya MurthyThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
Fang YuDepartment of Biostatistics, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
Pankaj K SinghThe Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Pathology and Microbiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA; Department of Genetics Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA. Electronic address: pankaj.singh@unmc.edu.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · US

Funding

UNMC/EPPLEY CANCER CENTER SUPPORT GRANTP30CA036727 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI Apar Kishor Ganti · 1985 to 2026
$55.0M
Tissue CoreP50CA127297 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI HOLLINGSWORTH, MICHAEL A. · 2008 to 2018
$17.1M
Targeting Tumor-Stromal Metabolic Cross-Talk in Pancreatic CancerR01CA163649 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI Pankaj Kumar Singh · 2012 to 2026
$5.4M
Research Pilot Project ProgramP30GM106397 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI JOHNSON, KEITH R · 2013 to 2017
$4.9M
Metabolic Regulation of Tumor Progression, Metastasis and Chemoresistance by SIRT5/ELK3 signaling in Pancreatic CancerR01CA216853 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI SINGH, PANKAJ KUMAR · 2017 to 2021
$2.6M
Targeting the Metabolic Basis of Cachexia in Pancreatic CancerR01CA210439 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HLTH SCIENCES CTR · PI SINGH, PANKAJ KUMAR · 2017 to 2021
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA036727NCI NIH HHS P50 CA127297NCI NIH HHS R01 CA163649NCI NIH HHS R01 CA210439NCI NIH HHS R01 CA216853NIGMS NIH HHS P30 GM106397
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increased rate of glycolysis and reduced oxidative metabolism are the principal biochemical phenotypes observed in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) that lead to the development of an acidic tumor microenvironment. The pH of most epithelial cell-derived tumors is reported to be lower than that of plasma. However, little is known regarding the physiology and metabolism of cancer cells enduring chronic acidosis. Here, we cultured PDAC cells in chronic acidosis (pH 6.9-7.0) and observed that cells cultured in low pH had reduced clonogenic capacity. However, our physiological and metabolomics analysis showed that cells in low pH deviate from glycolytic metabolism and rely more on oxidative metabolism. The increased expression of the transaminase enzyme GOT1 fuels oxidative metabolism of cells cultured in low pH by enhancing the non-canonical glutamine metabolic pathway. Survival in low pH is reduced upon depletion of GOT1 due to increased intracellular ROS levels. Thus, GOT1 plays an important role in energy metabolism and ROS balance in chronic acidosis stress. Our studies suggest that targeting anaplerotic glutamine metabolism may serve as an important therapeutic target in PDAC.

Indexed as

Energy MetabolismStress, PhysiologicalAcidosisAspartate Aminotransferase, CytoplasmicCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationGlucoseGlutamineGlycolysisHumansHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationMetabolomicsOxaloacetic AcidOxidation-ReductionOxidative PhosphorylationAspartate Aminotransferase, CytoplasmicGlucoseGlutamineGOT1 protein, humanOxaloacetic AcidReactive Oxygen SpeciesAcidic microenvironmentAnaplerotic glutamine metabolismCancer metabolismLow pHPancreatic cancer

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