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ArticleCancer discovery2023

Effectors Enabling Adaptation to Mitochondrial Complex I Loss in Hürthle Cell Carcinoma.

Raj K Gopal, Venkata R Vantaku, Apekshya Panda, Bryn Reimer, Sneha Rath, Tsz-Leung To, Adam S Fisch, Murat Cetinbas, Maia Livneh, Michael J Calcaterra and 11 more

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Article in Cancer discovery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
5.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Raj K Gopal *Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-2861-2071
Venkata R Vantaku *Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-2846-8716
Apekshya PandaHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-8369-9835
Bryn ReimerHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-6133-5785
Sneha RathHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-8839-1285
Tsz-Leung ToHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-0104-7607
Adam S FischDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-4742-8165
Murat CetinbasHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-7516-8225
Maia LivnehDepartment of Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-8443-3898
Michael J CalcaterraDepartment of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-1547-0008
Benjamin J GigliottiDepartment of Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6733-7132
Kerry A PierceBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-8078-640X
Clary B ClishBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-8259-9245
Dora Dias-SantagataHarvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-1174-3972
Peter M SadowCancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-1036-6367
Lori J WirthDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, -Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-2629-2289
Gilbert H DanielsDepartment of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, -Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-0431-2792
Ruslan I SadreyevHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0002-4240-5466
Sarah E CalvoHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-6449-6058
Sareh ParangiCancer Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0003-1280-2812
Vamsi K MoothaHoward Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.ORCID 0000-0001-9924-642X
Broad Institute · USHarvard University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

Pilot & Feasibility ProgramP30DK043351 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 1991 to 2026
$35.3M
ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI STEVEN K. GRINSPOON · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
Transgenic CoreP30DK057521 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KAHN, BARBARA B. · 2000 to 2019
$31.4M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETEST32DK007028 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Karen K Miller · 1986 to 2026
$18.5M
Dana Farber/Harvard Cancer Consortium Career Development Program in Clinical OncologyK12CA087723 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI David Tsai Ting · 2002 to 2026
$17.9M
P&F programP30DK135043 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Evan D Rosen · 2023 to 2026
$5.4M
Molecular Determinants of Mitochondrial Genome Abundance and IntegrityK00CA212468 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RATH, SNEHA PRAKASH · 2019 to 2022
$385k
A Systems Approach to Discover Sensors and Regulators of the Mitochondrial GenomeK99GM145848 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RATH, SNEHA PRAKASH · 2023 to 2024
$250k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNCI NIH HHS K00 CA212468NCI NIH HHS K12 CA087723NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK043351NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK057521NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK135043NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007028NIGMS NIH HHS K99 GM145848
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oncocytic (Hürthle cell) carcinoma of the thyroid (HCC) is genetically characterized by complex I mitochondrial DNA mutations and widespread chromosomal losses. Here, we utilize RNA sequencing and metabolomics to identify candidate molecular effectors activated by these genetic drivers. We find glutathione biosynthesis, amino acid metabolism, mitochondrial unfolded protein response, and lipid peroxide scavenging to be increased in HCC. A CRISPR-Cas9 knockout screen in a new HCC model reveals which pathways are key for fitness, and highlights loss of GPX4, a defense against lipid peroxides and ferroptosis, as a strong liability. Rescuing complex I redox activity with the yeast NADH dehydrogenase (NDI1) in HCC cells diminishes ferroptosis sensitivity, while inhibiting complex I in normal thyroid cells augments ferroptosis induction. Our work demonstrates unmitigated lipid peroxide stress to be an HCC vulnerability that is mechanistically coupled to the genetic loss of mitochondrial complex I activity. SIGNIFICANCE: HCC harbors abundant mitochondria, mitochondrial DNA mutations, and chromosomal losses. Using a CRISPR-Cas9 screen inspired by transcriptomic and metabolomic profiling, we identify molecular effectors essential for cell fitness. We uncover lipid peroxide stress as a vulnerability coupled to mitochondrial complex I loss in HCC. See related article by Frank et al., p. 1884. This article is highlighted in the In This Issue feature, p. 1749.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsDNA, MitochondrialFermentationHumansLipid PeroxidesOxyphil CellsThyroid GlandDNA, MitochondrialLipid Peroxides

Identifiers

PMID37262067
PMCPMC10401073
OpenAlexW4378977141

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