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.

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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
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34747-y
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author 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
author_facet 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
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-6ee7698b436a40519f0b43a5be9fac7e2022-12-22T02:55:03ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-11-0113111810.1038/s41467-022-34747-yAMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesisYanan Wang0Mengjun Luo1Fan Wang2Yu Tong3Linfeng Li4Yu Shu5Ke Qiao6Lei Zhang7Guoquan Yan8Jing Liu9Hongbin Ji10Youhua Xie11Yonglong Zhang12Wei-Qiang Gao13Yanfeng Liu14Department of Laboratory Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityKey Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE & MOH), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med-X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med-X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med-X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med-X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityKey Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE & MOH), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityKey Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE & MOH), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityShanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of SciencesKey Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology (MOE & MOH), Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan UniversityCentral Laboratory, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s HospitalState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med-X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med-X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityEnergy 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34747-y
spellingShingle 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
AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
Nature Communications
title AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
title_full AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
title_fullStr AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
title_full_unstemmed AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
title_short AMPK induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor PROX1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
title_sort ampk induces degradation of the transcriptional repressor prox1 impairing branched amino acid metabolism and tumourigenesis
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34747-y
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