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PMID | (21045145) | ||||||||||||
Authors | Seltzer MJ, Bennett BD, Joshi AD, Gao P, Thomas AG, Ferraris DV, Tsukamoto T, Rojas CJ, Slusher BS, Rabinowitz JD, Dang CV, Riggins GJ | ||||||||||||
Title | Inhibition of glutaminase preferentially slows growth of glioma cells with mutant IDH1. | ||||||||||||
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Abstract Text | Mutation at the R132 residue of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1), frequently found in gliomas and acute myelogenous leukemia, creates a neoenzyme that produces 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) from α-ketoglutarate (α-KG). We sought to therapeutically exploit this neoreaction in mutant IDH1 cells that require α-KG derived from glutamine. Glutamine is converted to glutamate by glutaminase and further metabolized to α-KG. Therefore, we inhibited glutaminase with siRNA or the small molecule inhibitor bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethyl sulfide (BPTES) and found slowed growth of glioblastoma cells expressing mutant IDH1 compared with those expressing wild-type IDH1. Growth suppression of mutant IDH1 cells by BPTES was rescued by adding exogenous α-KG. BPTES inhibited glutaminase activity, lowered glutamate and α-KG levels, and increased glycolytic intermediates while leaving total 2-HG levels unaffected. The ability to selectively slow growth in cells with IDH1 mutations by inhibiting glutaminase suggests a unique reprogramming of intermediary metabolism and a potential therapeutic strategy. |
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Gene Name | Source | Synonyms | Protein Domains | Gene Description | Gene Role |
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Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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BPTES | bis-2-(5-phenylacetamido-1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)ethyl sulfide | Glutaminase Inhibitor 3 | BPTES is a small molecule that inhibits glutaminase, which results in decreased conversion of glutamine to glutamate, and potentially leads to decreased tumor cell growth (PMID: 21045145, PMID: 25915584, PMID: 32450839). |
Gene | Variant | Impact | Protein Effect | Variant Description | Associated with drug Resistance |
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Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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IDH1 R132H | high grade glioma | sensitive | BPTES | Preclinical - Cell culture | Actionable | In a preclinical study, a glioma cell line expressing IDH1 R132H demonstrated increased sensitivity to growth inhibition by BPTES compared to a cell line expressing wild-type IDH1 in culture (PMID: 21045145). | 21045145 |