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ArticleGenes & development2020

Estrogen-related receptors are targetable ROS sensors.

Mathieu Vernier, Catherine R Dufour, Shawn McGuirk, Charlotte Scholtes, Xiaojing Li, Guillaume Bourmeau, Hellen Kuasne, Morag Park, Julie St-Pierre, Etienne Audet-Walsh and 1 more

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Article in Genes & development, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers.

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64 citing papers in PubMed, 104 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mathieu VernierGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Catherine R DufourGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Shawn McGuirkGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Charlotte ScholtesGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Xiaojing LiGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Guillaume BourmeauGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Hellen KuasneGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Morag ParkGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Julie St-PierreGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Etienne Audet-WalshGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.
Vincent GiguèreGoodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, Quebec H3A 1A3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9567-3694
McGill University Health Centre · CA

Funding

CIHR MOP-106603
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) can cause oxidative stress and consequently cell injury contributing to a wide range of diseases. Addressing the critical gaps in our understanding of the adaptive molecular events downstream ROS provocation holds promise for the identification of druggable metabolic vulnerabilities. Here, we unveil a direct molecular link between the activity of two estrogen-related receptor (ERR) isoforms and the control of glutamine utilization and glutathione antioxidant production. ERRα down-regulation restricts glutamine entry into the TCA cycle, while ERRγ up-regulation promotes glutamine-driven glutathione production. Notably, we identify increased ERRγ expression/activation as a hallmark of oxidative stress triggered by mitochondrial disruption or chemotherapy. Enhanced tumor antioxidant capacity is an underlying feature of human breast cancer (BCa) patients that respond poorly to treatment. We demonstrate that pharmacological inhibition of ERRγ with the selective inverse agonist GSK5182 increases antitumor efficacy of the chemotherapeutic paclitaxel on poor outcome BCa tumor organoids. Our findings thus underscore the ERRs as novel redox sensors and effectors of a ROS defense program and highlight the potential therapeutic advantage of exploiting ERRγ inhibitors for the treatment of BCa and other diseases where oxidative stress plays a central role.

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Oxidative StressAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiosensing TechniquesBreast NeoplasmsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmERRalpha Estrogen-Related ReceptorFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlutamineGlutathioneHumansMicePaclitaxelReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, EstrogenAntineoplastic AgentsERRalpha Estrogen-Related ReceptorEsrrg protein, mouseGlutamineGlutathioneGSK5182PaclitaxelReactive Oxygen SpeciesReceptors, EstrogenRotenoneTamoxifenbreast cancerchemotherapygene signatureglutamineglutathionemetabolic fluxmitochondrianuclear receptororganoidoxidative stresstaxane

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PMID32079653
PMCPMC7111261
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