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ArticleNature communications2025

Lysine-arginine imbalance overcomes therapeutic tolerance governed by the transcription factor E3-lysosome axis in glioblastoma.

Yongwei Jing, Masahiko Kobayashi, Mahmoud I Shoulkamy, Meiqi Zhou, Ha Thi Vu, Hiroshi Arakawa, Hemragul Sabit, Sadahiro Iwabuchi, Cong Quang Vu, Atsuko Kasahara and 11 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Yongwei Jing *Division of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-8539-6282
Masahiko Kobayashi *Division of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Mahmoud I ShoulkamyWPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-Nano LSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4736-1212
Meiqi ZhouDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Ha Thi VuDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9866-5689
Hiroshi ArakawaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Institute of Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6773-7646
Hemragul SabitDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Sadahiro IwabuchiDepartment of Molecular Pathophysiology, Institute of Advanced Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0434-3054
Cong Quang VuWPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-Nano LSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7444-9060
Atsuko KasaharaDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Masaya UenoDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9177-8640
Yuko TadokoroDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Kenta KurayoshiDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-8194-0489
Xi ChenDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Yuhang YanDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.
Satoshi AraiWPI Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-Nano LSI), Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4807-8248
Shinichi HashimotoDepartment of Molecular Pathophysiology, Institute of Advanced Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1223-2349
Tomoyoshi SogaInstitute for Advanced Biosciences, Keio University, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9502-2509
Tomoki TodoDivision of Innovative Cancer Therapy, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
Mitsutoshi NakadaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9419-6101
Atsushi HiraoDivision of Molecular Genetics, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. ahirao@staff.kanazawa-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-8240

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) 21cm0106104h0006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in cancer therapy have underscored the importance of targeting specific metabolic pathways. In this study, we propose a precision nutrition approach aimed at lysosomal function in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Using patient-derived GBM cells, we identify lysosomal activity as a unique metabolic biomarker of tumorigenesis, controlling the efficacy of temozolomide (TMZ), a standard GBM therapy. Employing combined analyses of clinical patient samples and xenograft models, we further elucidate the pivotal role of Transcription Factor Binding To IGHM Enhancer 3 (TFE3), a master regulator of lysosomal biogenesis, in modulating malignant properties, particularly TMZ tolerance, by regulating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC1α)-mediated mitochondrial activity. Notably, we find that lysine protects GBM cells from lysosomal stress by counteracting arginine's effects on nitric oxide production. The lysine restriction mimetic, homoarginine administration, significantly enhances the efficacy of anticancer therapies through lysosomal dysfunction. This study underscores the critical role of lysosomal function modulated by amino acid metabolism in GBM pathogenesis and treatment.

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ArginineBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsBrain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaLysineLysosomesAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansMiceMitochondriaNitric OxidePeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaTemozolomideXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysArginineBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsLysineNitric OxidePeroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma Coactivator 1-alphaPPARGC1A protein, humanTemozolomide

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PMCPMC11962137

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