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Targeting Methionine Metabolism Reveals AMPK-SAMTOR Signaling as a Therapeutic Vulnerability in Prostate Cancer.

Serdar Arisan, Ayyuce Sever, Pinar Obakan-Yerlikaya, Elif Damla Arisan, Pinar Uysal-Onganer

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Article in Biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

Serdar ArisanDepartment of Urology, Hamidiye Medical School, Saglik Bilimleri University, 34700 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-1130-1701
Ayyuce SeverInstitute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-9475-4919
Pinar Obakan-YerlikayaDepartment of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Uskudar, 34700 Istanbul, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0001-7058-955X
Elif Damla ArisanInstitute of Biotechnology, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Kocaeli, Türkiye.ORCID 0000-0002-4844-6381
Pinar Uysal-OnganerCancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Research Group, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, London W1W 6UW, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3190-8831

Funding

This study was funded by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) ARDEB 1002 Grant No 119Z022 119Z022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) is not only one of the most diagnosed malignancies in men but also a leading cause of cancer-related mortality globally. PCa exhibits unique metabolic dependencies, particularly on lipids and glutamine, unlike many solid tumors, rather than glycolysis. Methionine metabolism plays a crucial role in these metabolic pathways, contributing to polyamine biosynthesis, DNA methylation, and cellular signaling processes. Here, we demonstrate that methionine deprivation induces selective vulnerability in AMPK-deficient PC3 PCa cells by disrupting SAMTOR-mTOR signaling and triggering oxidative stress, lipid depletion, and autophagic responses. Through functional and proteomic analyses, we show that SAMTOR directly interacts with p-AMPK and modulates cell fate under methionine-limited conditions. Our findings establish a mechanistic link between methionine sensing and metabolic stress signaling in PCa, offering a new avenue for targeted intervention.

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autophagymethioninemTORprostate cancerSAMTOR

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PMID40427696
PMCPMC12109162

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