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Regulation of Glutamine Carrier Proteins by RNF5 Determines Breast Cancer Response to ER Stress-Inducing Chemotherapies

  • Young Joo Jeon
  • , Sihem Khelifa
  • , Boris Ratnikov
  • , David A. Scott
  • , Yongmei Feng
  • , Fabio Parisi
  • , Chelsea Ruller
  • , Eric Lau
  • , Hyungsoo Kim
  • , Laurence M. Brill
  • , Tingting Jiang
  • , David L. Rimm
  • , Robert D. Cardiff
  • , Gordon B. Mills
  • , Jeffrey W. Smith
  • , Andrei L. Osterman
  • , Yuval Kluger
  • , Ze'ev A. Ronai

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Abstract

Many tumor cells are fueled by altered metabolism and increased glutamine (Gln) dependence. We identify regulation of the L-glutamine carrier proteins SLC1A5 and SLC38A2 (SLC1A5/38A2) by the ubiquitin ligase RNF5. Paclitaxel-induced ER stress to breast cancer (BCa) cells promotes RNF5 association, ubiquitination, and degradation of SLC1A5/38A2. This decreases Gln uptake, levels of TCA cycle components, mTOR signaling, and proliferation while increasing autophagy and cell death. Rnf5-deficient MMTV-PyMT mammary tumors were less differentiated and showed elevated SLC1A5 expression. Whereas RNF5 depletion in MDA-MB-231 cells promoted tumorigenesis and abolished paclitaxel responsiveness, SLC1A5/38A2 knockdown elicited opposing effects. Inverse RNF5hi/SLC1A5/38A2lo expression was associated with positive prognosis in BCa. Thus, RNF5 control of Gln uptake underlies BCa response to chemotherapies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)354-369
Number of pages16
JournalCancer Cell
Volume27
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Mar 2015
Externally publishedYes

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