Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming
Abstract Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) plays an important role in converting serine to glycine and supplying carbon to one-carbon metabolism to sustain cancer cell proliferation. However, the expression, function, and underlying mechanisms of SHMT2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccR...
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| author | Zhangnan Liu Mengzhen Fan Junqing Hou Sijing Pan Yanxin Xu Hailong Zhang Chen Liu Xiangjun Hao Xia Li Huijuan Wang |
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| description | Abstract Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) plays an important role in converting serine to glycine and supplying carbon to one-carbon metabolism to sustain cancer cell proliferation. However, the expression, function, and underlying mechanisms of SHMT2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remain largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that SHMT2 was upregulated in ccRCC tissues compared with controls and associated with patient survival. SHMT2 knockdown inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasion in ccRCC cells. Overexpression of SHMT2 promoted tumor progression. Mechanistically, SHMT2 depletion disrupted one-carbon metabolism, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and decreased ATP levels via metabolic reprogramming, which destroyed cell homeostasis. The SHMT2 knockdown-induced stress activated autophagy. A mass of autophagosomes fused with lysosomes, resulting in lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and leakage of lysosomal contents into the cytoplasm, which eventually led to apoptosis. Our work reveals that SHMT2 functions as an oncogenic gene to promote ccRCC progression. SHMT2 depletion induces apoptosis by causing LMP through excessive activation of the autophagy-lysosome pathway via metabolic reprogramming. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c5a1e99b2d34fd1a9626348f1ba1f3e2023-03-22T12:32:23ZengNature Publishing GroupCell Death and Disease2041-48892023-02-0114211110.1038/s41419-023-05677-4Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogrammingZhangnan Liu0Mengzhen Fan1Junqing Hou2Sijing Pan3Yanxin Xu4Hailong Zhang5Chen Liu6Xiangjun Hao7Xia Li8Huijuan Wang9Joint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityHenan Province Prostate Disease Prevention and Diagnosis Engineering Research Center, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityJoint National Laboratory for Antibody Drug Engineering, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University, School of Medicine, Henan UniversityAbstract Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 (SHMT2) plays an important role in converting serine to glycine and supplying carbon to one-carbon metabolism to sustain cancer cell proliferation. However, the expression, function, and underlying mechanisms of SHMT2 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remain largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that SHMT2 was upregulated in ccRCC tissues compared with controls and associated with patient survival. SHMT2 knockdown inhibited proliferation, migration, and invasion in ccRCC cells. Overexpression of SHMT2 promoted tumor progression. Mechanistically, SHMT2 depletion disrupted one-carbon metabolism, increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and decreased ATP levels via metabolic reprogramming, which destroyed cell homeostasis. The SHMT2 knockdown-induced stress activated autophagy. A mass of autophagosomes fused with lysosomes, resulting in lysosomal membrane permeabilization (LMP) and leakage of lysosomal contents into the cytoplasm, which eventually led to apoptosis. Our work reveals that SHMT2 functions as an oncogenic gene to promote ccRCC progression. SHMT2 depletion induces apoptosis by causing LMP through excessive activation of the autophagy-lysosome pathway via metabolic reprogramming.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-023-05677-4 |
| spellingShingle | Zhangnan Liu Mengzhen Fan Junqing Hou Sijing Pan Yanxin Xu Hailong Zhang Chen Liu Xiangjun Hao Xia Li Huijuan Wang Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming Cell Death and Disease |
| title | Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming |
| title_full | Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming |
| title_fullStr | Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming |
| title_short | Serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccRCC by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming |
| title_sort | serine hydroxymethyltransferase 2 knockdown induces apoptosis in ccrcc by causing lysosomal membrane permeabilization via metabolic reprogramming |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41419-023-05677-4 |
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