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Journal Article
Metabolic regulation of cancer cell side population by glucose through activation of the Akt pathway
2014
Overview
Side population (SP) cells within tumors are a small fraction of cancer cells with stem-like properties that can be identified by flow cytometry analysis based on their high ability to export certain compounds such as Hoechst 33342 and chemotherapeutic agents. The existence of stem-like SP cells in tumors is considered as a key factor contributing to drug resistance, and presents a major challenge in cancer treatment. Although it has been recognized for some time that tumor tissue niches may significantly affect cancer stem cells (CSCs), the role of key nutrients such as glucose in the microenvironment in affecting stem-like cancer cells and their metabolism largely remains elusive. Here we report that SP cells isolated from human cancer cells exhibit higher glycolytic activity compared to non-SP cells. Glucose in the culture environment exerts a profound effect on SP cells as evidenced by its ability to induce a significant increase in the percentage of SP cells in the overall cancer cell population, and glucose starvation causes a rapid depletion of SP cells. Mechanistically, glucose upregulates the SP fraction through ATP-mediated suppression of AMPK and activation of the Akt pathway, leading to elevated expression of the ATP-dependent efflux pump ABCG2. Importantly, inhibition of glycolysis by 3-BrOP significantly reduces SP cells
in vitro
and impairs their ability to form tumors
in vivo
. Our data suggest that glucose is an essential regulator of SP cells mediated by the Akt pathway, and targeting glycolysis may eliminate the drug-resistant SP cells with potentially significant benefits in cancer treatment.
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
Subject
/ AMP-Activated Protein Kinases - metabolism
/ Animals
/ Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use
/ Antineoplastic Agents - toxicity
/ ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Sub-Family G, Member 2
/ ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters - metabolism
/ Biomedical and Life Sciences
/ Cell Proliferation - drug effects
/ Glucose
/ Humans
/ Hydrocarbons, Brominated - pharmacology
/ Hydrocarbons, Brominated - therapeutic use
/ Mice
/ Neoplasm Proteins - metabolism
/ Propionates - therapeutic use
/ Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - antagonists & inhibitors
/ Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - genetics
/ Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt - metabolism
/ Signal Transduction - drug effects
/ Transplantation, Heterologous
/ Tumors
