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Article: Switching of pyruvate kinase isoform L to M2 promotes metabolic reprogramming in hepatocarcinogenesis

TitleSwitching of pyruvate kinase isoform L to M2 promotes metabolic reprogramming in hepatocarcinogenesis
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Issue Date2014
PublisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action
Citation
PLos One, 2014, v. 9 n. 12, article no. e115036 How to Cite?
AbstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive tumor, with a high mortality rate due to late symptom presentation and frequent tumor recurrences and metastasis. It is also a rapidly growing tumor supported by different metabolic mechanisms; nevertheless, the biological and molecular mechanisms involved in the metabolic reprogramming in HCC are unclear. In this study, we found that pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) was frequently over-expressed in human HCCs and its over-expression was associated with aggressive clinicopathological features and poor prognosis of HCC patients. Furthermore, knockdown of PKM2 suppressed aerobic glycolysis and cell proliferation in HCC cell lines in vitro. Importantly, knockdown of PKM2 hampered HCC growth in both subcutaneous injection and orthotopic liver implantation models, and reduced lung metastasis in vivo. Of significance, PKM2 over-expression in human HCCs was associated with a down-regulation of a liver-specific microRNA, miR-122. We further showed that miR-122 interacted with the 3UTR of the PKM2 gene. Re-expression of miR-122 in HCC cell lines reduced PKM2 expression, decreased glucose uptake in vitro, and suppressed HCC tumor growth in vivo. Our clinical data and functional studies have revealed a novel biological mechanism involved in HCC metabolic reprogramming.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/212077
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dc.contributor.authorWong, CCL-
dc.contributor.authorAu, SLK-
dc.contributor.authorTse, APW-
dc.contributor.authorXu, IMJ-
dc.contributor.authorLai, RKH-
dc.contributor.authorChiu, DKC-
dc.contributor.authorWei, LL-
dc.contributor.authorFan, DNY-
dc.contributor.authorTsang, FHC-
dc.contributor.authorLo, RCL-
dc.contributor.authorWong, CM-
dc.contributor.authorNg, IOL-
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-21T02:22:02Z-
dc.date.available2015-07-21T02:22:02Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationPLos One, 2014, v. 9 n. 12, article no. e115036-
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/212077-
dc.description.abstractHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive tumor, with a high mortality rate due to late symptom presentation and frequent tumor recurrences and metastasis. It is also a rapidly growing tumor supported by different metabolic mechanisms; nevertheless, the biological and molecular mechanisms involved in the metabolic reprogramming in HCC are unclear. In this study, we found that pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) was frequently over-expressed in human HCCs and its over-expression was associated with aggressive clinicopathological features and poor prognosis of HCC patients. Furthermore, knockdown of PKM2 suppressed aerobic glycolysis and cell proliferation in HCC cell lines in vitro. Importantly, knockdown of PKM2 hampered HCC growth in both subcutaneous injection and orthotopic liver implantation models, and reduced lung metastasis in vivo. Of significance, PKM2 over-expression in human HCCs was associated with a down-regulation of a liver-specific microRNA, miR-122. We further showed that miR-122 interacted with the 3UTR of the PKM2 gene. Re-expression of miR-122 in HCC cell lines reduced PKM2 expression, decreased glucose uptake in vitro, and suppressed HCC tumor growth in vivo. Our clinical data and functional studies have revealed a novel biological mechanism involved in HCC metabolic reprogramming.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherPublic Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action-
dc.relation.ispartofPLoS ONE-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.titleSwitching of pyruvate kinase isoform L to M2 promotes metabolic reprogramming in hepatocarcinogenesis-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailWong, CCL: carmencl@pathology.hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityWong, CCL=rp01602-
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version-
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0115036-
dc.identifier.pmid25541689-
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC4277479-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-84919935255-
dc.identifier.hkuros244283-
dc.identifier.volume9-
dc.identifier.issue12, article no. e115036-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000347239900019-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1932-6203-

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