Yang 2010 Cancer Biol Ther

Yang D, Wang MT, Tang Y, Chen Y, Jiang H, Jones TT, Rao K, Brewer GJ, Singh KK, Nie D (2010) Impairment of mitochondrial respiration in mouse fibroblasts by oncogenic H-RAS(Q61L). Canc Biol Ther 9: 122-133.

» PMID: 19923925

Yang D, Wang MT, Tang Y, Chen Y, Jiang H, Jones TT, Rao K, Brewer GJ, Singh KK, Nie D (2010) Canc Biol Ther

Abstract: A common metabolic change in cancer is the acquisition of glycolytic phenotypes. Increased expression of glycolytic enzymes is considered as one contributing factor. The role of mitochondrial defects in acquisition of glycolytic phenotypes has been postulated but remains controversial. Here we show that functional defects in mitochondrial respiration could be induced by oncogenic H-Ras^Q61L transformation, even though the mitochondrial contents or mass was not reduced in the transformed cells. First, mitochondrial respiration, as measured by mitochondrial oxygen consumption, was suppressed in NIH-3T3 cells transformed with H-Ras^Q61L. Second, oligomycin or rotenone did not reduce the cellular ATP levels in the H-RasQ61L transformed cells, suggesting a diminished role of mitochondrial respiration in the cellular energy metabolism. Third, inhibition of glycolysis with iodoacetic acid reduced ATP levels at a much faster rate in H-Ras^Q61L transformed cells than in the vector control cells. The reduction of cellular ATP levels was reversed by exogenously added pyruvate in the vector control cells but not in H-RasQ61L transformed cells. Finally when compared to the HRas^Q61L transformed cells, the vector control cells had increased resistance toward glucose deprivation. The increased resistance was dependent on mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation since rotenone or oligomycin abolished the increased survival of the vector control cells under glucose deprivation. The results also suggest an inability of the H-RasQ61L transformed cells to reactivate mitochondrial respiration under glucose deprivation. Taken together, the data suggest that mitochondrial respiration can be impaired during transformation of NIH-3T3 cells by oncogeneic H-Ras^Q61L. • Keywords: Ras, Mitochondrial respiration, Glycolysis, Electron transport chain, Complex IV, Transformation, Cellular energy metabolism, ATP

• O2k-Network Lab: US_IL Springfield_Brewer GJ

Labels: MiParea: Respiration, mt-Biogenesis; mt-density"mt-Biogenesis; mt-density" is not in the list (Respiration, Instruments;methods, mt-Biogenesis;mt-density, mt-Structure;fission;fusion, mt-Membrane, mtDNA;mt-genetics, nDNA;cell genetics, Genetic knockout;overexpression, Comparative MiP;environmental MiP, Gender, ...) of allowed values for the "MiP area" property.  Pathology: Cancer  Stress:Genetic Defect; Knockdown; Overexpression"Genetic Defect; Knockdown; Overexpression" is not in the list (Cell death, Cryopreservation, Ischemia-reperfusion, Permeability transition, Oxidative stress;RONS, Temperature, Hypoxia, Mitochondrial disease) of allowed values for the "Stress" property.  Organism: Mouse 

Preparation: Intact cells  Enzyme: Complex IV; Cytochrome c Oxidase"Complex IV; Cytochrome c Oxidase" is not in the list (Adenine nucleotide translocase, Complex I, Complex II;succinate dehydrogenase, Complex III, Complex IV;cytochrome c oxidase, Complex V;ATP synthase, Inner mt-membrane transporter, Marker enzyme, Supercomplex, TCA cycle and matrix dehydrogenases, ...) of allowed values for the "Enzyme" property.  Regulation: Aerobic glycolysis, ADP, Inhibitor, Substrate  Coupling state: OXPHOS 

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