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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 722: 150162, 2024 Aug 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38801802

ABSTRACT

Extracellular fatty acids (FAs) play an important role in regulating cellular functions such as cell proliferation, survival, and migration. The effects of oleic acid (OA) on cancer cells vary depending on the cell type. Our prior study showed that two distinct ovarian cancer cell lines, RMG-1 and HNOA, proliferate in response to OA, but they differ with respect to glucose utilization. Here, we aimed to elucidate the mechanism(s) by which OA stimulates proliferation of RMG-1 cells. We found that OA stimulates RMG-1 proliferation by activating the FA transporter CD36. OA also increases uptake of glucose and glutamine, which subsequently activate the pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and glutamine metabolism, respectively. Given that ribose 5-phosphate derived from the PPP is utilized for glutamine metabolism and the subsequent de novo nucleotide synthesis, our findings suggest that OA affects the PPP associated with Gln metabolism, rather than glycolysis associated with glutaminolysis; this leads ultimately to activation of DNA synthesis, which is required for cell proliferation. This selective activation by OA contrasts with the mechanisms observed in HNOA cells, in which OA-induced cell proliferation is driven by transcriptional regulation of the GLUT gene. The diverse responses of cancer cells to OA may be attributed to distinct mechanisms of OA reception and/or different metabolic pathways activated by OA.


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Cell Proliferation , Glutamine , Oleic Acid , Ovarian Neoplasms , Pentose Phosphate Pathway , Glutamine/metabolism , Pentose Phosphate Pathway/drug effects , Ovarian Neoplasms/metabolism , Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology , Cell Proliferation/drug effects , Humans , Cell Line, Tumor , Female , Oleic Acid/pharmacology , Oleic Acid/metabolism , Glucose/metabolism
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 657: 24-34, 2023 05 21.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36965420

ABSTRACT

Fatty acids (FAs) play important roles in cell membrane structure maintenance, energy production via ß-oxidation, and as extracellular signaling molecules. Prior studies have demonstrated that exposure of cancer cells to FAs affects cell survival, cell proliferation, and cell motility. Oleic acid (OA) has somewhat controversial effects in cancer cells, with both pro- and anti-cancer effects, depending on cell type. Our prior findings suggested that OA enhances cell survival in serum starved HNOA ovarian cancer cells by activating glycolysis, but not ß-oxidation. Here, we pharmacologically examined the cellular mechanisms by which OA stimulates glycolysis in HNOA cells. OA induced cell cycle progression, leading to increase in cell number through peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR) α activation. OA-induced glycolysis was mediated by increased GLUT expression, and increases in GLUT expression were mediated by increased L-MYC expression. Furthermore, L-MYC expression was due to BRD4 activation. These findings suggested involvement of the BRD4-L-MYC-GLUT axis in OA-stimulated glycolysis. These results suggested that OA could activate PPARα to stimulate two pathways: glycolysis and cell cycle progression, and provided insight into the role of OA in ovarian cancer cell growth.


Subject(s)
Ovarian Neoplasms , PPAR alpha , Humans , Female , PPAR alpha/metabolism , Oleic Acid/pharmacology , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Glucose Transport Proteins, Facilitative , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Fatty Acids/metabolism , Cell Proliferation , Cell Cycle Proteins/metabolism
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 568: 1-7, 2021 09 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34166971

ABSTRACT

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) signaling plays diverse roles in the development of various vertebrates such as mammals and fish. The lamprey is a fish that retains ancestral features of vertebrates, but information regarding lamprey LPA receptor genes is limited. Here, using information from the lamprey genome database, we cloned two LPA receptor genes, Lpar1 and Lpar5, from the Japanese lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum). Lamprey Lpar1 had a high amino acid identity to mouse and medaka fish Lpar1, whereas Lpar5 amino acid sequences were more diverse between species. Our functional analyses using a heterologous expression system demonstrated that Lpar1 and Lpar5 responded to LPA treatment with G12/13-associated cellular responses, which are indicative of cytoskeletal actions. The existence of functional LPA receptors in the Japanese lamprey suggests that LPA receptor-dependent signals contribute to lamprey growth and development.


Subject(s)
Fish Proteins/genetics , Lampreys/genetics , Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Cytoskeleton/genetics , Cytoskeleton/metabolism , Fish Proteins/chemistry , Fish Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression , Japan , Lampreys/metabolism , Lysophospholipids/metabolism , Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid/chemistry , Receptors, Lysophosphatidic Acid/metabolism
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