PMID- 18718909 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081125 LR - 20220409 IS - 0021-9258 (Print) IS - 1083-351X (Electronic) IS - 0021-9258 (Linking) VI - 283 IP - 42 DP - 2008 Oct 17 TI - Induction of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-3 by hypoxia-inducible factor-1 promotes metabolic switch and drug resistance. PG - 28106-14 LID - 10.1074/jbc.M803508200 [doi] AB - The switch of cellular metabolism from mitochondrial respiration to glycolysis is the hallmark of cancer cells and associated with tumor malignancy. However, the mechanism of this metabolic switch remains largely unknown. Herein, we reported that hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) induced pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase-3 (PDK3) expression leading to inhibition of mitochondrial respiration. Promoter activity assay, small interference RNA knockdown assay, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay demonstrated that hypoxia-induced PDK3 gene activity was regulated by HIF-1 at the transcriptional level. Forced expression of PDK3 in cancer cells resulted in increased lactic acid accumulation and drugs resistance, whereas knocking down PDK3 inhibited hypoxia-induced cytoplasmic glycolysis and cell survival. These data demonstrated that increased PDK3 expression due to elevated HIF-1alpha in cancer cells may play critical roles in metabolic switch during cancer progression and chemoresistance in cancer therapy. FAU - Lu, Chun-Wun AU - Lu CW AD - Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan 701, Taiwan. FAU - Lin, Shih-Chieh AU - Lin SC FAU - Chen, Ko-Fan AU - Chen KF FAU - Lai, Yen-Yu AU - Lai YY FAU - Tsai, Shaw-Jenq AU - Tsai SJ LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20080821 PL - United States TA - J Biol Chem JT - The Journal of biological chemistry JID - 2985121R RN - 0 (Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1) RN - 0 (PDK3 protein, human) RN - 0 (Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases) SB - IM MH - Cell Differentiation MH - Cell Hypoxia MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Survival MH - Chromatin Immunoprecipitation MH - *Drug Resistance MH - *Drug Resistance, Neoplasm MH - *Gene Expression Regulation MH - *Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic MH - HeLa Cells MH - Humans MH - Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/*genetics MH - Models, Biological MH - Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/*biosynthesis MH - Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism PMC - PMC2661383 EDAT- 2008/08/23 09:00 MHDA- 2008/12/17 09:00 PMCR- 2009/10/17 CRDT- 2008/08/23 09:00 PHST- 2008/08/23 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/12/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/08/23 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/10/17 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0021-9258(20)64207-7 [pii] AID - 28106 [pii] AID - 10.1074/jbc.M803508200 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Biol Chem. 2008 Oct 17;283(42):28106-14. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M803508200. Epub 2008 Aug 21.