Switching from aerobic glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation modulates the sensitivity of mantle cell lymphoma cells to TRAIL
- 6 February 2012
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Oncogene
- Vol. 31 (48), 4996-5006
- https://doi.org/10.1038/onc.2012.13
Abstract
TRAIL (TNF (tumour necrosis factor)-related apoptosis-inducing ligand) a putative anti-cancer cytokine induces apoptosis through DISC (death-inducing signalling complex)-mediated activation of caspase-8 and/or cleavage of Bid. TRAIL is relatively specific for tumour cells but primary chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cells are resistant. Herein, we show that cellular metabolism influences cell death and that MCL cells (Z138 cell line) can survive/proliferate in glucose-free media by switching from aerobic glycolysis to 'coupled' oxidative phosphorylation. Extracellular flux analysis and mitochondrial inhibitors reveal that in the absence of glycolysis, Z138 cells have enhanced respiratory capacity coupled to ATP synthesis, similar to 'classical' state 3 mitochondria. Conversely, 2-deoxyglucose (2DG) blocked glycolysis and partially inhibited glycolytic-dependent oxidative phosphorylation, resulting in a 50% reduction in cellular ATP levels. Also, 2DG sensitised Z138 cells to TRAIL and induced a marked decrease in caspase-8, -3, cFLIP(S), Bid and Mcl-1 expression but Bak remained unchanged, altering the Mcl-1/Bak ratio, facilitating cytochrome c release and cell death. Conversely, under glucose-free conditions, Z138 cells were less sensitive to TRAIL with reduced TRAIL-R1/R2 surface receptor expression and impaired DISC formation. Anti-apoptotic proteins Bcl-2 and XIAP were up-regulated while pro-apoptotic BAX was down-regulated. Additionally, mitochondria had higher levels of cytochrome c and ultrastucturally exhibited a condensed configuration with enhanced intracristal spaces. Thus, metabolic switching was accompanied by mitochondrial proteome and ultrastructural remodelling enabling enhanced respiration activity. Cytochrome c release was decreased in glucose-free cells, suggesting that either pore formation was inhibited or that cytochrome c was more tightly bound. Glucose-free Z138 cells were also resistant to intrinsic cell death stimuli (ABT-737 and ionising radiation). In summary, in MCL cells, the anti-glycolytic effects of 2DG and glucose restriction produced opposite effects on TRAIL-induced cell death, demonstrating that mitochondrial metabolism directly modulates sensitivity of tumour cells to apoptosis.Keywords
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