PMID- 23238567 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20130911 LR - 20230815 IS - 1476-5403 (Electronic) IS - 1350-9047 (Print) IS - 1350-9047 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Apr TI - Sestrin2 integrates Akt and mTOR signaling to protect cells against energetic stress-induced death. PG - 611-9 LID - 10.1038/cdd.2012.157 [doi] AB - The phosphoinositide-3 kinase/Akt (PI3K/Akt) pathway has a central role in cancer cell metabolism and proliferation. More importantly, it is one of the cardinal pro-survival pathways mediating resistance to apoptosis. The role of Akt in response to an energetic stress is presently unclear. Here, we show that Sestrin2 (Sesn2), also known as Hi95, a p53 target gene that protects cells against oxidative and genotoxic stresses, participates in the protective role of Akt in response to an energetic stress induced by 2-deoxyglucose (2-DG). Sesn2 is upregulated in response to an energetic stress such as 2-DG and metformin, and mediates the inhibition of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), the major cellular regulator of energy metabolism. The increase of Sesn2 is independent of p53 but requires the anti-apoptotic pathway, PI3K/Akt. Inhibition of Akt, as well as loss of Sesn2, sensitizes cells to 2-DG-induced apoptosis. In addition, the rescue of Sesn2 partially reverses the pro-apoptotic effects of 2-DG. In conclusion, we identify Sesn2 as a new energetic stress sensor, which appears to be protective against energetic stress-induced apoptosis that integrates the pro-survival function of Akt and the negative regulation of mTOR. FAU - Ben-Sahra, I AU - Ben-Sahra I AD - INSERM U1065, Centre Mediterraneen de Medecine Moleculaire (C3M), Team Cellular and Molecular Physiopathology of Obesity and Diabetes, Nice, France. FAU - Dirat, B AU - Dirat B FAU - Laurent, K AU - Laurent K FAU - Puissant, A AU - Puissant A FAU - Auberger, P AU - Auberger P FAU - Budanov, A AU - Budanov A FAU - Tanti, J-F AU - Tanti JF FAU - Bost, F AU - Bost F LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20121214 PL - England TA - Cell Death Differ JT - Cell death and differentiation JID - 9437445 RN - 0 (Nuclear Proteins) RN - 0 (RNA, Small Interfering) RN - 0 (SESN2 protein, human) RN - 0 (Tumor Suppressor Protein p53) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - 9100L32L2N (Metformin) RN - 9G2MP84A8W (Deoxyglucose) RN - EC 2.7.1.137 (Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt) RN - EC 2.7.11.1 (TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases) RN - EC 2.7.11.31 (AMP-Activated Protein Kinases) RN - EC 3.4.22.- (Caspases) SB - IM MH - AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Apoptosis/*drug effects MH - Caspases/metabolism MH - Cell Line MH - Deoxyglucose/*toxicity MH - Humans MH - Metformin/toxicity MH - Nuclear Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors/genetics/*metabolism MH - Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/metabolism MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt/*metabolism MH - RNA Interference MH - RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism MH - Signal Transduction/drug effects MH - Stress, Physiological/drug effects MH - TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors/*metabolism MH - Tumor Suppressor Protein p53/metabolism MH - Up-Regulation PMC - PMC3595485 EDAT- 2012/12/15 06:00 MHDA- 2013/09/12 06:00 PMCR- 2014/04/01 CRDT- 2012/12/15 06:00 PHST- 2012/12/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2012/12/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2013/09/12 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2014/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - cdd2012157 [pii] AID - 10.1038/cdd.2012.157 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Cell Death Differ. 2013 Apr;20(4):611-9. doi: 10.1038/cdd.2012.157. Epub 2012 Dec 14.