AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis

Energy stress activates AMPK leading to metabolic plasticity and therapy resistance in cancer. Here, the authors show that AMPK activation decreases Prospero-related homeobox 1 (PROX1) levels impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis in liver and lung cancer models.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yanan Wang, Mengjun Luo, Fan Wang, Yu Tong, Linfeng Li, Yu Shu, Ke Qiao, Lei Zhang, Guoquan Yan, Jing Liu, Hongbin Ji, Youhua Xie, Yonglong Zhang, Wei-Qiang Gao, Yanfeng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34747-y
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Summary:Energy stress activates AMPK leading to metabolic plasticity and therapy resistance in cancer. Here, the authors show that AMPK activation decreases Prospero-related homeobox 1 (PROX1) levels impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis in liver and lung cancer models.
ISSN:2041-1723