Metabolic reprogramming related to whole-chromosome instability in models for Hürthle cell carcinoma

Abstract Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC) is a recurrent subtype of non-medullary thyroid cancer. HCC is characterized by profound whole-chromosome instability (w-CIN), resulting in a near-homozygous genome (NHG), a phenomenon recently attributed to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during mitosis...

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Autores principales: Ruben D. Addie, Sarantos Kostidis, Willem E. Corver, Jan Oosting, Sepideh Aminzadeh-Gohari, René G. Feichtinger, Barbara Kofler, Mehtap Derya Aydemirli, Martin Giera, Hans Morreau
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Sumario:Abstract Hürthle cell carcinoma (HCC) is a recurrent subtype of non-medullary thyroid cancer. HCC is characterized by profound whole-chromosome instability (w-CIN), resulting in a near-homozygous genome (NHG), a phenomenon recently attributed to reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during mitosis by malfunctioning mitochondria. We studied shared metabolic traits during standard and glucose-depleted cell culture in thyroid cancer cell lines (TCCLs), with or without a NHG, using quantitative analysis of extra and intracellular metabolites and ROS production following inhibition of complex III with antimycin A. We found that the XTC.UC1 and FTC-236 cell lines (both NHG) are functionally impaired in complex I and produce significantly more superoxide radicals than SW579 and BHP 2–7 (non-NHG) after challenge with antimycin A. FTC-236 showed the lowest levels of glutathione and SOD2. XTC.UC1 and FTC-236 both exhibited reduced glycolytic activity and utilization of alternative sources to meet energy demands. Both cell lines also shared low levels of α-ketoglutarate and high levels of creatine, phosphocreatine, uridine diphosphate-N-acetylglucosamine, pyruvate and acetylcarnitine. Furthermore, the metabolism of XTC.UC1 was skewed towards the de novo synthesis of aspartate, an effect that persisted even in glucose-free media, pointing to reductive carboxylation. Our data suggests that metabolic reprogramming and a subtle balance between ROS generation and scavenging/conversion of intermediates may be involved in ROS-induced w-CIN in HCC and possibly also in rare cases of follicular thyroid cancer showing a NHG.