ArticleCells2021
Targeting Asparagine and Serine Metabolism in Germinal Centre-Derived B Cells Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas (B-NHL).
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.
- Amino Acid Metabolism-Related Gene Kynureninase (KYNU) as a Prognostic Predictor and Regulator of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.Biochemical genetics · 2026Article
- The mechanism of PKM2/HIF-1α axis polarizing TAMs by upregulating glucose-serine metabolism to promote melanoma progression.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Asparagine availability controls germinal center B cell homeostasis.Science immunology · 2024Article
- Causal relationships of gut microbiota, plasma metabolites, and metabolite ratios with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a Mendelian randomization study.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Bioinformatics analysis of the pathogenic link between Epstein-Barr virus infection, systemic lupus erythematosus and diffuse large B cell lymphoma.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Metabolomics: A New Era in the Diagnosis or Prognosis of B-Cell Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Plasma Metabolites Forecast Occurrence and Prognosis for Patients With Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
BL and DLBCL are subtypes of B-cell lymphomas that arise from germinal centre B lymphocytes. Differentiation between BL and DLBCL is critical and can be challenging, as these two types of cancer share the same morphological, immunophenotypic, and genetic characteristics. In this study, we have examined metabolism in BL and DLBCL lymphomas and found distinctive differences in serine metabolism. We show that BL cells consume significantly more extracellular asparagine than DLBCL cells. Using a tracer-based approach, we find that asparagine regulates the serine uptake and serine synthesis in BL and DLBCL cells. Calculation of Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) from RNAseq datasets of BL and DLBCL patients show that BL cancers express the genes involved in serine synthesis at a higher level than DLBCL. Remarkably, combined use of an inhibitor of serine biosynthesis pathway and an anticancer drug asparaginase increases the sensitivity of BL cells to extracellular asparagine deprivation without inducing a change in the sensitivity of DLBCL cells to asparaginase. In summary, our study unravels metabolic differences between BL and DLBCL with diagnostic potential which may also open new avenues for treatment.
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