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Oncogenic PIK3CA mutations reprogram glutamine metabolism in colorectal cancer

Authors :
Yujun Hao
Yardena Samuels
Qingling Li
Dawid Krokowski
Bo-Jhih Guan
Chao Wang
Zhicheng Jin
Bohan Dong
Bo Cao
Xiujing Feng
Min Xiang
Claire Xu
Stephen Fink
Neal J. Meropol
Yan Xu
Ronald A. Conlon
Sanford Markowitz
Kenneth W. Kinzler
Victor E. Velculescu
Henri Brunengraber
Joseph E. Willis
Thomas LaFramboise
Maria Hatzoglou
Guo-Fang Zhang
Bert Vogelstein
Zhenghe Wang
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2016)
Publication Year :
2016
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2016.

Abstract

Cancer cells rely on glutamine to replenish the TCA cycle. Here, the authors show that oncogenic PIK3CAmutations drive this metabolic rewiring in colorectal cancer cells by up-regulating glutamate pyruvate transaminase expression, thus increasing sensitivity to glutamine starvation.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
7
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.906e6679c4cc4a669a5f8d6f4ee9c634
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11971