Papalazarou, Vasileios and Newman, Alice C. and Huerta-Uribe, Alejandro and Legrave, Nathalie M. and Falcone, Mattia and Zhang, Tong and McGarry, Lynn and Athineos, Dimitris and Shanks, Emma and Blyth, Karen and Vousden, Karen H. and Maddocks, Oliver D. K. (2023) Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterises serine transport in cancer. Nature Metabolism, 5. pp. 2148-2168. ISSN 2522-5812
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Serine is a vital amino acid in tumorigenesis. The study identifies SLC6A14, SLC25A15, and SLC12A4 as major cytoplasmic and mitochondrial serine transporters.AI Topics:
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Serine is a vital amino acid in tumorigenesis. While cells can perform de novo serine synthesis, most transformed cells rely on serine uptake to meet their increased biosynthetic requirements. Solute carriers (SLCs), a family of transmembrane nutrient transport proteins, are the gatekeepers of amino acid acquisition and exchange in mammalian cells and are emerging as anticancer therapeutic targets; however, the SLCs that mediate serine transport in cancer cells remain unknown. Here we perform an arrayed RNAi screen of SLC-encoding genes while monitoring amino acid consumption and cell proliferation in colorectal cancer cells using metabolomics and high-throughput imaging. We identify SLC6A14 and SLC25A15 as major cytoplasmic and mitochondrial serine transporters, respectively. We also observe that SLC12A4 facilitates serine uptake. Dual targeting of SLC6A14 and either SLC25A15 or SLC12A4 diminishes serine uptake and growth of colorectal cancer cells in vitro and in vivo, particularly in cells with compromised de novo serine biosynthesis. Our results provide insight into the mechanisms that contribute to serine uptake and intracellular handling.
Title | Phenotypic profiling of solute carriers characterises serine transport in cancer |
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Creators | Papalazarou, Vasileios and Newman, Alice C. and Huerta-Uribe, Alejandro and Legrave, Nathalie M. and Falcone, Mattia and Zhang, Tong and McGarry, Lynn and Athineos, Dimitris and Shanks, Emma and Blyth, Karen and Vousden, Karen H. and Maddocks, Oliver D. K. |
Identification Number | 10.1038/s42255-023-00936-2 |
Date | 8 December 2023 |
Divisions | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences |
Publisher | Nature Research |
Additional Information | We thank Biological Services facility staff at the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, funded by CRUK (A18076, A17196, A31287). V.P., A.H.U., A.C.N., T.Z. & O.D.K.M. were funded by a Cancer Research UK Career Development Fellowship awarded to O.D.K.M. (C53309/A19702). M.F. was funded by an EMBO Long Term Fellowship (EMBO ALTF 276-2019). K.B. and D.A. were core funded by CRUK (A17196, A29799 and A31287). L.M. and E.S. were core funded by CRUK (A17196). K.H.V. is supported by the Francis Crick Institute, which receives its core funding from Cancer Research UK (CC2073), the UK Medical Research Council (CC2073), and the Wellcome Trust (CC2073). |
URI | https://pub.demo35.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/424 |
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Item Type | Article |
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Depositing User | Unnamed user with email ejo1f20@soton.ac.uk |
Date Deposited | 11 Jun 2025 16:38 |
Revision | 35 |
Last Modified | 12 Jun 2025 09:31 |
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