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5-fluorouracil resistant colon cancer cells are addicted to OXPHOS to survive and enhance stem-like traits.

ABSTRACT: Despite marked tumor shrinkage after 5-FU treatment, the frequency of colon cancer relapse indicates that a fraction of tumor cells survives treatment causing tumor recurrence. The majority of cancer cells divert metabolites into anabolic pathways through Warburg behavior giving an advantage in terms of tumor growth. Here, we report that treatment of colon cancer cell with 5-FU selects for cells with mesenchymal stem-like properties that undergo a metabolic reprogramming resulting in addiction to OXPHOS to meet energy demands. 5-FU treatment-resistant cells show a de novo expression of pyruvate kinase M1 (PKM1) and repression of PKM2, correlating with repression of the pentose phosphate pathway, decrease in NADPH level and in antioxidant defenses, promoting PKM2 oxidation and acquisition of stem-like phenotype. Response to 5-FU in a xenotransplantation model of human colon cancer confirms activation of mitochondrial function. Combined treatment with 5-FU and a pharmacological inhibitor of OXPHOS abolished the spherogenic potential of colon cancer cells and diminished the expression of stem-like markers. These findings suggest that inhibition of OXPHOS in combination with 5-FU is a rational combination strategy to achieve durable treatment response in colon cancer.

SUBMITTER: Denise C

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4747183 | biostudies-other | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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5-fluorouracil resistant colon cancer cells are addicted to OXPHOS to survive and enhance stem-like traits.

Denise Corti C Paoli Paolo P Calvani Maura M Taddei Maria Letizia ML Giannoni Elisa E Kopetz Scott S Kazmi Syed Mohammad Ali SM Pia Morelli Maria MM Pettazzoni Piergiorgio P Sacco Elena E Caselli Anna A Vanoni Marco M Landriscina Matteo M Cirri Paolo P Chiarugi Paola P

Oncotarget 20151201 39

Despite marked tumor shrinkage after 5-FU treatment, the frequency of colon cancer relapse indicates that a fraction of tumor cells survives treatment causing tumor recurrence. The majority of cancer cells divert metabolites into anabolic pathways through Warburg behavior giving an advantage in terms of tumor growth. Here, we report that treatment of colon cancer cell with 5-FU selects for cells with mesenchymal stem-like properties that undergo a metabolic reprogramming resulting in addiction t ...[more]

PMID: 26527315

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Project description:5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) is one of the most effective and widely used chemotherapeutic drugs in the treatment of colon cancer. Yet chemoresistance is a common feature of colon cancer, resulting in poor prognosis and short survival. Dynamic reprogramming of chromatin accessibility allows rapid access of the gene regulatory machinery to open genomic regions facilitating subsequent gene expression via direct transcription factor activation and regulatory element-binding. To better understand the regulatory network underlying 5-FU resistance in colon cancer cells, we explored the systematic alterations of chromatin accessibility and transcript expression by the assay for transposase-accessible chromatin using sequencing (ATAC-seq) in combination with transcriptome sequencing, followed by integrative analysis to identify potential regulators and their targets associated with differentially accessible regions (DARs) in 5-FU-resistant HCT15 (HCT15-FR) cells. A total of 3175 differentially expressed mRNAs (DEGs), lncRNAs (DELs) and miRNAs (DEMs) related to 5-FU resistance were identified, including dramatically up-regulated IL33, H19, miR-17-5p, significantly down-regulated AKR1B10, LINC01012, miR-125b-5p, and potential chromatin modifiers such as INO80C, HDAC6 and KDM5A. A competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) regulatory network was established based on information about interactions among DEGs, DELs and DEMs, suggesting that H19, HOXA11-AS and NEAT1 might function as ceRNAs associate with 5-FU resistance in HCT15 cells. By integrating with transcriptome data, 9868 DARs were identified in HCT15-FR cells compared to control, which were positively (r = 0.58) correlated with their nearest DEGs and DELs. The up-regulated genes related to 4937 increased chromatin-accessible regions were significantly enriched in signaling pathways of MAPK, FOX and WNT, while the 4931 decreased chromatin-accessible regions were considered to be involved in declined biosynthesis of amino acids and nucleotide sugars, signaling pathways of Notch, and HIF-1. Analyses of the DAR sequences revealed that, besides AP-1 family, the TF DNA-binding motifs of FOX and KLF family members were highly enriched in hyper- and hypo-accessible regions, respectively. Moreover, relationships of critical TFs and their potential targets associated with DARs were identified, such as FOXA1, RUNX2, KLF3 and GRHL2. These data provided clear insights and valuable resources for an improved understanding of the non-genetic landscape of 5-FU-resistant colon cancer cells based on chromatin accessibility and transcript levels, which allowed for genome-wide detection of TF-binding sites, potential cis-regulatory elements and therapeutic targets.

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5-fluorouracil resistant colon cancer cells are addicted to OXPHOS to survive and enhance stem-like traits.

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5-fluorouracil resistant colon cancer cells are addicted to OXPHOS to survive and enhance stem-like traits.

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