Cancer-associated IDH mutations induce Glut1 expression and glucose metabolic disorders through a PI3K/Akt/mTORC1-Hif1α axis

PLoS One. 2021 Sep 13;16(9):e0257090. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257090. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (IDH1/2) mutations and their key effector 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) have been reported to promote oncogenesis in various human cancers. To elucidate molecular mechanism(s) associated with IDH1/2 mutations, we established mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF) cells and human colorectal cancer cells stably expressing cancer-associated IDH1R132C or IDH2R172S, and analyzed the change in metabolic characteristics of the these cells. We found that IDH1/2 mutants induced intracellular 2-HG accumulation and inhibited cell proliferation. Expression profile analysis by RNA-seq unveiled that glucose transporter 1 (Glut1) was induced by the IDH1/2 mutants or treatment with 2-HG in the MEF cells. Consistently, glucose uptake and lactate production were increased by the mutants, suggesting the deregulation of glucose metabolism. Furthermore, PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway and Hif1α expression were involved in the up-regulation of Glut1. Together, these results suggest that Glut1 is a potential target regulated by cancer-associated IDH1/2 mutations.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
  • Glucose / metabolism
  • Glucose Metabolism Disorders / genetics*
  • Glucose Transporter Type 1 / metabolism*
  • Glutarates / metabolism
  • Glycolysis
  • HCT116 Cells
  • Humans
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Intracellular Space / metabolism
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / genetics*
  • Lactic Acid / metabolism
  • Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 / metabolism*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Mutant Proteins / metabolism
  • Mutation / genetics*
  • Neoplasms / genetics*
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / metabolism*
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt / metabolism*
  • Signal Transduction

Substances

  • Glucose Transporter Type 1
  • Glutarates
  • Hif1a protein, mouse
  • Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit
  • Mutant Proteins
  • alpha-hydroxyglutarate
  • Lactic Acid
  • Isocitrate Dehydrogenase
  • Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
  • Glucose

Grants and funding

The authors received no specific funding for this work.