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The creatine-phosphagen system is mechanoresponsive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and fuels invasion and metastasis
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The creatine-phosphagen system is mechanoresponsive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and fuels invasion and metastasis

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The creatine-phosphagen system is mechanoresponsive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and fuels invasion and metastasis

Papalazarou, Vasileios, Zhang, Tong, Paul, Nikki R., Juin, Amelie, Cantini, Marco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0326-1508, Maddocks, Oliver D.K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-9091, Salmeron-Sanchez, Manuel ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8112-2100 and Machesky, Laura ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7592-9856 (2020) The creatine-phosphagen system is mechanoresponsive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and fuels invasion and metastasis. Nature Metabolism, 2(1), pp. 62-80. (doi: 10.1038/s42255-019-0159-z) (PMID:32694686)

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Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is particularly metastatic, with dismal survival rates and few treatment options. Stiff fibrotic stroma is a hallmark of pancreatic tumours, but how stromal mechanosensing affects metastasis is still unclear. Here, we show that mechanical changes in the pancreatic cancer cell environment affect not only adhesion and migration, but also ATP/ADP and ATP/AMP ratios. Unbiased metabolomic analysis reveals that the creatine–phosphagen ATP-recycling system is a major mechanosensitive target. This system depends on arginine flux through the urea cycle, which is reflected by the increased incorporation of carbon and nitrogen from L-arginine into creatine and phosphocreatine on stiff matrix. We identify that CKB is a mechanosensitive transcriptional target of YAP, and thus it increases phosphocreatine production. We further demonstrate that the creatine–phosphagen system has a role in invasive migration, chemotaxis and liver metastasis of cancer cells.

Item Type: Articles
Additional Information: We acknowledge CRUK Beatson Institute Core Services and Advanced Technologies (C596/A17196), and especially Beatson Advanced Imaging Resource (BAIR). V.P. is supported by a CRUK Glasgow Centre studentship (A18076) to M.S.S. and L.M.M. L.M.M. is supported by a CRUK core grant A15673.
Status: Published
Refereed: Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Juin, Dr Amelie and Salmeron-Sanchez, Professor Manuel and Maddocks, Professor Oliver and Machesky, Professor Laura and Papalazarou, Mr Vasileios and Zhang, Mr Tong and Cantini, Dr Marco
Authors: Papalazarou, V., Zhang, T., Paul, N. R., Juin, A., Cantini, M., Maddocks, O. D.K., Salmeron-Sanchez, M., and Machesky, L.
College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Biomedical Engineering
Journal Name: Nature Metabolism
Publisher: Nature Research
ISSN: 2522-5812
ISSN (Online): 2522-5812
Published Online: 20 January 2020
Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 Springer Nature
First Published: First published in Nature Metabolism 2(1): 62-80
Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy

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Funder and Project Information

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Project Code

Award No

Project Name

Principal Investigator

Funder's Name

Funder Ref

Lead Dept

301636

Metabolic drivers of pancreatic cancer cell migration and metastasis

Laura Machesky

Medical Research Council (MRC)

MR/R017255/1

CS - Beatson Institute for Cancer Research

173192

Engineering growth factor microenvironments- a new therapeutic paradigm for regenerative medicine

Manuel Salmeron-Sanchez

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

EP/P001114/1

ENG - Biomedical Engineering

303613

Engineered microenvironments to harvest stem cell response to viscosity for cartilage repair

Marco Cantini

Medical Research Council (MRC)

MR/S005412/1

ENG - Biomedical Engineering

171982

Targeting Tumour Metabolism for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis.

Oliver Maddocks

Cancer Research UK (CRUK)

C53309/A19702

Institute of Cancer Sciences

Deposit and Record Details

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ID Code: 205763
Depositing User: Ms Jacqui Brannan
Datestamp: 28 Jan 2020 16:40
Last Modified: 29 Oct 2024 13:30
Date of acceptance: 11 December 2019
Date of first online publication: 20 January 2020
Date Deposited: 28 January 2020
Data Availability Statement: Yes

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