Cell-state-specific metabolic dependency in hematopoiesis and leukemogenesis.

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Abstract

The balance between oxidative and nonoxidative glucose metabolism is essential for a number of pathophysiological processes. By deleting enzymes that affect aerobic glycolysis with different potencies, we examine how modulating glucose metabolism specifically affects hematopoietic and leukemic cell populations. We find that a deficiency in the M2 pyruvate kinase isoform (PKM2) reduces the levels of metabolic intermediates important for biosynthesis and impairs progenitor function without perturbing hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), whereas lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA) deletion significantly inhibits the function of both HSCs and progenitors during hematopoiesis. In contrast, leukemia initiation by transforming alleles putatively affecting either HSCs or progenitors is inhibited in the absence of either PKM2 or LDHA, indicating that the cell-state-specific responses to metabolic manipulation in hematopoiesis do not apply to the setting of leukemia. This finding suggests that fine-tuning the level of glycolysis may be explored therapeutically for treating leukemia while preserving HSC function.

Year of Publication
2014
Journal
Cell
Volume
158
Issue
6
Pages
1309-23
Date Published
2014 Sep 11
ISSN
1097-4172
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DOI
10.1016/j.cell.2014.07.048
PubMed ID
25215489
PubMed Central ID
PMC4197056
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U54 CA163191 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
T32 GM007287 / GM / NIGMS NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL044851 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
T32 HL087735 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
5T32HL87735-4 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 CA168653 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
HL044851 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
C06 CA059267 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
CA148180 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
R01CA168653 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
P30CA147882 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
R01 DK050234 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
P30 CA147882 / CA / NCI NIH HHS / United States
DK050234 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States