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ArticleCell metabolism2019

Nuclear Glycogenolysis Modulates Histone Acetylation in Human Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers.

Ramon C Sun, Vikas V Dukhande, Zhengqiu Zhou, Lyndsay E A Young, Shane Emanuelle, Christine Fillmore Brainson, Matthew S Gentry

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Article in Cell metabolism, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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69citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
16.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 117 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ramon C SunDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Electronic address: ramon.sun@uky.edu.
Vikas V DukhandeDepartment of Pharmaceutical Science, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St John's University, Jamaica, NY, USA.
Zhengqiu ZhouDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Lyndsay E A YoungDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Shane EmanuelleDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Christine Fillmore BrainsonMarkey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; Department of Toxicology and Cancer Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Matthew S GentryDepartment of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA; Markey Cancer Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. Electronic address: matthew.gentry@uky.edu.
University of Kentucky · USMarkey Cancer Center · USSt. John's University · US

Funding

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center Support Grant ECIA SupplementP30CA177558 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Bernard Mark Evers · 2013 to 2026
$38.3M
Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR001998 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI HARTMANN, KATHERINE E, KERN, PHILIP A · 2016 to 2025
$34.2M
University of Kentucky Center for Cancer MetabolismP20GM121327 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI Jianhang Jia · 2017 to 2026
$25.0M
Suppressing glycogen storage with small molecule inhibitors as a therapeutic approach to Lafora DiseaseP01NS097197 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GAO, TIANYAN · 2016 to 2021
$9.0M
NRSA Training CoreTL1TR001997 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI PENDERGAST, JULIE S, STOOPS, WILLIAM WALTON · 2016 to 2025
$4.2M
Regulation, Signaling, and Dynamics of Glucan PhosphatasesR01NS070899 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI GENTRY, MATTHEW S. · 2010 to 2019
$3.6M
Targeting Epigenetic Heterogeneity to Improve Lung Cancer Immunotherapy ResponseR01CA237643 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI BRAINSON, CHRISTINE FILLMORE · 2019 to 2023
$1.9M
Defining epigenetic vulnerabilities of subtype-specific lung cancersK22CA201036 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI BRAINSON, CHRISTINE FILLMORE · 2016 to 2018
$482k
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001997NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001998NCI NIH HHS K22 CA201036NCI NIH HHS P30 CA177558NCI NIH HHS R01 CA237643NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM121327NINDS NIH HHS P01 NS097197NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS070899
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear glycogen was first documented in the early 1940s, but its role in cellular physiology remained elusive. In this study, we utilized pure nuclei preparations and stable isotope tracers to define the origin and metabolic fate of nuclear glycogen. Herein, we describe a key function for nuclear glycogen in epigenetic regulation through compartmentalized pyruvate production and histone acetylation. This pathway is altered in human non-small cell lung cancers, as surgical specimens accumulate glycogen in the nucleus. We demonstrate that the decreased abundance of malin, an E3 ubiquitin ligase, impaired nuclear glycogenolysis by preventing the nuclear translocation of glycogen phosphorylase and causing nuclear glycogen accumulation. Re-introduction of malin in lung cancer cells restored nuclear glycogenolysis, increased histone acetylation, and decreased growth of cancer cells transplanted into mice. This study uncovers a previously unknown role for glycogen metabolism in the nucleus and elucidates another mechanism by which cellular metabolites control epigenetic regulation.

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A549 CellsAcetylationAnimalsCarbonCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell NucleusGlycogenGlycogenolysisGlycogen PhosphorylaseHEK293 CellsHistonesHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, NudeCarbonGlycogenGlycogen PhosphorylaseHistonesNHLRC1 protein, humanNHLRC1 protein, mouseUbiquitin-Protein LigasesE3 ubiquitin ligaseEPM2Bglycogenglycogen phosphorylasehistone acetylationLafora diseasemalinNHLRC1non-small cell lung cancernuclear metabolism

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PMID31523006
PMCPMC6834909
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