Metabolism of cancer cells commonly responds to irradiation by a transient early mitochondrial shutdown

Autor: Adam Krysztofiak, Klaudia Szymonowicz, Julian Hlouschek, Kexu Xiang, Christoph Waterkamp, Safa Larafa, Isabell Goetting, Silvia Vega-Rubin-de-Celis, Carsten Theiss, Veronika Matschke, Daniel Hoffmann, Verena Jendrossek, Johann Matschke
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: iScience, Vol 24, Iss 11, Pp 103366- (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-0042
DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.103366
Popis: Summary: Cancer bioenergetics fuel processes necessary to maintain viability and growth under stress conditions. We hypothesized that cancer metabolism supports the repair of radiation-induced DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). We combined the systematic collection of metabolic and radiobiological data from a panel of irradiated cancer cell lines with mathematical modeling and identified a common metabolic response with impact on the DSB repair kinetics, including a mitochondrial shutdown followed by compensatory glycolysis and resumption of mitochondrial function. Combining ionizing radiation (IR) with inhibitors of the compensatory glycolysis or mitochondrial respiratory chain slowed mitochondrial recovery and DNA repair kinetics, offering an opportunity for therapeutic intervention. Mathematical modeling allowed us to generate new hypotheses on general and individual mechanisms of the radiation response with relevance to DNA repair and on metabolic vulnerabilities induced by cancer radiotherapy. These discoveries will guide future mechanistic studies for the discovery of metabolic targets for overcoming intrinsic or therapy-induced radioresistance.
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