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- Title
Prostate Cancer-Specific Lysine 53 Acetylation of Cytochrome c Drives Metabolic Reprogramming and Protects from Apoptosis in Intact Cells.
- Authors
Morse, Paul T.; Wan, Junmei; Arroum, Tasnim; Herroon, Mackenzie K.; Kalpage, Hasini A.; Bazylianska, Viktoriia; Lee, Icksoo; Heath, Elisabeth I.; Podgorski, Izabela; Hüttemann, Maik
- Abstract
Cytochrome c (Cytc) is important for both mitochondrial respiration and apoptosis, both of which are altered in cancer cells that switch to Warburg metabolism and manage to evade apoptosis. We earlier reported that lysine 53 (K53) of Cytc is acetylated in prostate cancer. K53 is conserved in mammals that is known to be essential for binding to cytochrome c oxidase and apoptosis protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1). Here we report the effects of this acetylation on the main functions of cytochrome c by expressing acetylmimetic K53Q in cytochrome c double knockout cells. Other cytochrome c variants analyzed were wild-type, K53R as a control that maintains the positive charge, and K53I, which is present in some non-mammalian species. Intact cells expressing K53Q cytochrome c showed 49% decreased mitochondrial respiration and a concomitant increase in glycolytic activity (Warburg effect). Furthermore, mitochondrial membrane potential was decreased, correlating with notably reduced basal mitochondrial superoxide levels and decreased cell death upon challenge with H2O2 or staurosporine. To test for markers of cancer aggressiveness and invasiveness, cells were grown in 3D spheroid culture. K53Q cytochrome c-expressing cells showed profoundly increased protrusions compared to WT, suggesting increased invasiveness. We propose that K53 acetylation of cytochrome c is an adaptive response that mediates prostate cancer metabolic reprogramming and evasion of apoptosis, which are two hallmarks of cancer, to better promote tumor survival and metastasis.
- Subjects
CYTOCHROME c; METABOLIC reprogramming; CYTOCHROME oxidase; CANCER cell culture; APOPTOSIS; WARBURG Effect (Oncology); ACETYLATION; MITOCHONDRIAL membranes
- Publication
Biomolecules (2218-273X), 2024, Vol 14, Issue 6, p695
- ISSN
2218-273X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/biom14060695