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Connecting lysosomes and mitochondria - a novel role for lipid metabolism in cancer cell death.
Bartel, Karin Pein, Helmut Popper, Bastian Schmitt, Sabine Janaki-Raman, Sudha Schulze, Almut Lengauer, Florian Koeberle, Andreas Werz, Oliver Zischka, Hans
Bartel, Karin
Pein, Helmut
Popper, Bastian
Schmitt, Sabine
Janaki-Raman, Sudha
Schulze, Almut
Lengauer, Florian
Koeberle, Andreas
Werz, Oliver
Zischka, Hans
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2019-07-29
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BACKGROUND: The understanding of lysosomes has been expanded in recent research way beyond their view as cellular trash can. Lysosomes are pivotal in regulating metabolism, endocytosis and autophagy and are implicated in cancer. Recently it was discovered that the lysosomal V-ATPase, which is known to induce apoptosis, interferes with lipid metabolism in cancer, yet the interplay between these organelles is poorly understood. METHODS: LC-MS/MS analysis was performed to investigate lipid distribution in cells. Cell survival and signaling pathways were analyzed by means of cell biological methods (qPCR, Western Blot, flow cytometry, CellTiter-Blue). Mitochondrial structure was analyzed by confocal imaging and electron microscopy, their function was determined by flow cytometry and seahorse measurements. RESULTS: Our data reveal that interfering with lysosomal function changes composition and subcellular localization of triacylglycerids accompanied by an upregulation of PGC1α and PPARα expression, master regulators of energy and lipid metabolism. Furthermore, cardiolipin content is reduced driving mitochondria into fission, accompanied by a loss of membrane potential and reduction in oxidative capacity, which leads to a deregulation in cellular ROS and induction of mitochondria-driven apoptosis. Additionally, cells undergo a metabolic shift to glutamine dependency, correlated with the fission phenotype and sensitivity to lysosomal inhibition, most prominent in Ras mutated cells. CONCLUSION: This study sheds mechanistic light on a largely uninvestigated triangle between lysosomes, lipid metabolism and mitochondrial function. Insight into this organelle crosstalk increases our understanding of mitochondria-driven cell death. Our findings furthermore provide a first hint on a connection of Ras pathway mutations and sensitivity towards lysosomal inhibitors.
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Cell Commun Signal. 2019 Jul 29;17(1):87. doi: 10.1186/s12964-019-0399-2.
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