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Functional genomics reveal that the serine synthesis pathway is essential in breast cancer

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  • Richard Possemato

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Kevin M. Marks

    (Agios Pharmaceuticals, 38 Sidney Street)

  • Yoav D. Shaul

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Michael E. Pacold

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Dohoon Kim

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Kıvanç Birsoy

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Shalini Sethumadhavan

    (Agios Pharmaceuticals, 38 Sidney Street)

  • Hin-Koon Woo

    (Agios Pharmaceuticals, 38 Sidney Street)

  • Hyun G. Jang

    (Agios Pharmaceuticals, 38 Sidney Street)

  • Abhishek K. Jha

    (Agios Pharmaceuticals, 38 Sidney Street)

  • Walter W. Chen

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Francesca G. Barrett

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center)

  • Nicolas Stransky

    (Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center)

  • Zhi-Yang Tsun

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Glenn S. Cowley

    (Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center)

  • Jordi Barretina

    (Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA)

  • Nada Y. Kalaany

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Peggy P. Hsu

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Kathleen Ottina

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Albert M. Chan

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

  • Bingbing Yuan

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center)

  • Levi A. Garraway

    (Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, 44 Binney Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA)

  • David E. Root

    (Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center)

  • Mari Mino-Kenudson

    (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA)

  • Elena F. Brachtel

    (Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA)

  • Edward M. Driggers

    (Agios Pharmaceuticals, 38 Sidney Street)

  • David M. Sabatini

    (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Nine Cambridge Center
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Seven Cambridge Center
    The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue)

Abstract

Serine biosynthesis target in breast cancer An in vivo RNAi screen of metabolic enzymes and transporters is used to identify, among other genes, phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase (PHGDH) as a gene required for breast tumour growth. PHGDH resides in a region of chromosome 1p that is often amplified in breast cancers, leading to PHGDH overexpression. Elevated levels of PHGDH cause increased metabolic flux through the serine synthesis pathway, which in turn contributes significantly to the flux of glutamine to α-ketoglutarate through the tricarboxylic acid cycle. These observations suggest that targeting PHGDH or the serine biosynthesis pathway in general might be of therapeutic value in the subset of breast cancers with high PHGDH expression.

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  • Richard Possemato & Kevin M. Marks & Yoav D. Shaul & Michael E. Pacold & Dohoon Kim & Kıvanç Birsoy & Shalini Sethumadhavan & Hin-Koon Woo & Hyun G. Jang & Abhishek K. Jha & Walter W. Chen & Francesca, 2011. "Functional genomics reveal that the serine synthesis pathway is essential in breast cancer," Nature, Nature, vol. 476(7360), pages 346-350, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:476:y:2011:i:7360:d:10.1038_nature10350
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10350
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