Maddocks, O. D.K. et al. (2017) Modulating the therapeutic response of tumours to dietary serine and glycine starvation. Nature, 544(7650), pp. 372-376. (doi: 10.1038/nature22056) (PMID:28425994)
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Abstract
The non-essential amino acids serine and glycine are used in multiple anabolic processes that support cancer cell growth and proliferation (reviewed in ref. 1). While some cancer cells upregulate de novo serine synthesis, many others rely on exogenous serine for optimal growth. Restriction of dietary serine and glycine can reduce tumour growth in xenograft and allograft models. Here we show that this observation translates into more clinically relevant autochthonous tumours in genetically engineered mouse models of intestinal cancer (driven by Apc inactivation) or lymphoma (driven by Myc activation). The increased survival following dietary restriction of serine and glycine in these models was further improved by antagonizing the anti-oxidant response. Disruption of mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (using biguanides) led to a complex response that could improve or impede the anti-tumour effect of serine and glycine starvation. Notably, Kras-driven mouse models of pancreatic and intestinal cancers were less responsive to depletion of serine and glycine, reflecting an ability of activated Kras to increase the expression of enzymes that are part of the serine synthesis pathway and thus promote de novo serine synthesis.
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| Additional Information: | A correction to this article is available at https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22056. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Blyth, Professor Karen and Van Den Broek, Mr Niels and Cheung, Mr Eric and Kruiswijk, Dr Flore and Campbell, Dr Kirsteen and Labuschagne, Dr Christiaan Fred and Maddocks, Professor Oliver and Mackay, Dr Gillian and Zhang, Mr Tong and Vincent, Dr David and Athineos, Mr Dimitris and Vousden, Karen and Ceteci, Dr Fatih and Sansom, Professor Owen |
| Authors: | Maddocks, O. D.K., Athineos, D., Cheung, E. C., Lee, P., Zhang, T., van den Broek, N. J.F., Mackay, G. M., Labuschagne, C. F., Gay, D., Kruiswijk, F., Blagih, J., Vincent, D. F., Campbell, K. J., Ceteci, F., Sansom, O. J., Blyth, K., and Vousden, K. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Nature |
| Publisher: | Nature Publishing Group |
| ISSN: | 0028-0836 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1476-4687 |
| Published Online: | 19 April 2017 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature |
| First Published: | First published in Nature 544(7650): 372-376 |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy |
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