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Identification of a small molecule inhibitor of 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase to target serine biosynthesis in cancers.


ABSTRACT: Cancer cells reprogram their metabolism to promote growth and proliferation. The genetic evidence pointing to the importance of the amino acid serine in tumorigenesis is striking. The gene encoding the enzyme 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), which catalyzes the first committed step of serine biosynthesis, is overexpressed in tumors and cancer cell lines via focal amplification and nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-mediated up-regulation. PHGDH-overexpressing cells are exquisitely sensitive to genetic ablation of the pathway. Here, we report the discovery of a selective small molecule inhibitor of PHGDH, CBR-5884, identified by screening a library of 800,000 drug-like compounds. CBR-5884 inhibited de novo serine synthesis in cancer cells and was selectively toxic to cancer cell lines with high serine biosynthetic activity. Biochemical characterization of the inhibitor revealed that it was a noncompetitive inhibitor that showed a time-dependent onset of inhibition and disrupted the oligomerization state of PHGDH. The identification of a small molecule inhibitor of PHGDH not only enables thorough preclinical evaluation of PHGDH as a target in cancers, but also provides a tool with which to study serine metabolism.

SUBMITTER: Mullarky E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4763784 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Identification of a small molecule inhibitor of 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase to target serine biosynthesis in cancers.

Mullarky Edouard E   Lucki Natasha C NC   Beheshti Zavareh Reza R   Anglin Justin L JL   Gomes Ana P AP   Nicolay Brandon N BN   Wong Jenny C Y JC   Christen Stefan S   Takahashi Hidenori H   Singh Pradeep K PK   Blenis John J   Warren J David JD   Fendt Sarah-Maria SM   Asara John M JM   DeNicola Gina M GM   Lyssiotis Costas A CA   Lairson Luke L LL   Cantley Lewis C LC  

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20160201 7


Cancer cells reprogram their metabolism to promote growth and proliferation. The genetic evidence pointing to the importance of the amino acid serine in tumorigenesis is striking. The gene encoding the enzyme 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH), which catalyzes the first committed step of serine biosynthesis, is overexpressed in tumors and cancer cell lines via focal amplification and nuclear factor erythroid-2-related factor 2 (NRF2)-mediated up-regulation. PHGDH-overexpressing cells are e  ...[more]

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