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  • Targeted inhibition of tumor-specific glutaminase diminishes cell-autonomous tumorigenesis.

Targeted inhibition of tumor-specific glutaminase diminishes cell-autonomous tumorigenesis.

The Journal of clinical investigation (2015-04-29)
Yan Xiang, Zachary E Stine, Jinsong Xia, Yunqi Lu, Roddy S O'Connor, Brian J Altman, Annie L Hsieh, Arvin M Gouw, Ajit G Thomas, Ping Gao, Linchong Sun, Libing Song, Benedict Yan, Barbara S Slusher, Jingli Zhuo, London L Ooi, Caroline G L Lee, Anthony Mancuso, Andrew S McCallion, Anne Le, Michael C Milone, Stephen Rayport, Dean W Felsher, Chi V Dang
ABSTRACT

Glutaminase (GLS), which converts glutamine to glutamate, plays a key role in cancer cell metabolism, growth, and proliferation. GLS is being explored as a cancer therapeutic target, but whether GLS inhibitors affect cancer cell-autonomous growth or the host microenvironment or have off-target effects is unknown. Here, we report that loss of one copy of Gls blunted tumor progression in an immune-competent MYC-mediated mouse model of hepatocellular carcinoma. Compared with results in untreated animals with MYC-induced hepatocellular carcinoma, administration of the GLS-specific inhibitor bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethyl sulfide (BPTES) prolonged survival without any apparent toxicities. BPTES also inhibited growth of a MYC-dependent human B cell lymphoma cell line (P493) by blocking DNA replication, leading to cell death and fragmentation. In mice harboring P493 tumor xenografts, BPTES treatment inhibited tumor cell growth; however, P493 xenografts expressing a BPTES-resistant GLS mutant (GLS-K325A) or overexpressing GLS were not affected by BPTES treatment. Moreover, a customized Vivo-Morpholino that targets human GLS mRNA markedly inhibited P493 xenograft growth without affecting mouse Gls expression. Conversely, a Vivo-Morpholino directed at mouse Gls had no antitumor activity in vivo. Collectively, our studies demonstrate that GLS is required for tumorigenesis and support small molecule and genetic inhibition of GLS as potential approaches for targeting the tumor cell-autonomous dependence on GLS for cancer therapy.

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