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Cytosolic Aspartate Availability Determines Cell Survival When Glutamine Is Limiting.

Cell metabolism | 2018

Mitochondrial function is important for aspartate biosynthesis in proliferating cells. Here, we show that mitochondrial aspartate export via the aspartate-glutamate carrier 1 (AGC1) supports cell proliferation and cellular redox homeostasis. Insufficient cytosolic aspartate delivery leads to cell death when TCA cycle carbon is reduced following glutamine withdrawal and/or glutaminase inhibition. Moreover, loss of AGC1 reduces allograft tumor growth that is further compromised by treatment with the glutaminase inhibitor CB-839. Together, these findings argue that mitochondrial aspartate export sustains cell survival in low-glutamine environments and AGC1 inhibition can synergize with glutaminase inhibition to limit tumor growth.

Pubmed ID: 30122555 RIS Download

Associated grants

  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: K99 CA234221
  • Agency: NIGMS NIH HHS, United States
    Id: T32 GM007287
  • Agency: Austrian Science Fund FWF, Austria
    Id: W 1226
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA168653
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: P30 CA014051
  • Agency: Austrian Science Fund FWF, Austria
    Id: J 4205
  • Agency: Austrian Science Fund FWF, Austria
    Id: P 27108
  • Agency: Howard Hughes Medical Institute, United States
  • Agency: Austrian Science Fund FWF, Austria
    Id: P 28854
  • Agency: NCI NIH HHS, United States
    Id: R01 CA201276
  • Agency: Austrian Science Fund FWF, Austria
    Id: F 3018

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