PMID- 28574837 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180406 LR - 20181113 IS - 1949-2553 (Electronic) IS - 1949-2553 (Linking) VI - 8 IP - 26 DP - 2017 Jun 27 TI - 6-mercaptopurine promotes energetic failure in proliferating T cells. PG - 43048-43060 LID - 10.18632/oncotarget.17889 [doi] AB - The anticancer drug 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) inhibits de novo purine synthesis and acts as an antiproliferative agent by interfering with protein, DNA and RNA synthesis and promoting apoptosis. Metabolic reprogramming is crucial for tumor progression to foster cancer cells growth and proliferation, and is regulated by mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) as well as the oncogenes Myc and hypoxia inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha). We hypothesized that 6-MP impacts metabolic remodeling through its action on nucleotide synthesis. The aim of our study is to provide a comprehensive characterization of the metabolic changes induced by 6-MP in leukemic T cells. Our results indicate that exposition to 6-MP rapidly reduces intracellular ATP concentration, leading to the activation of AMPK. In turn, mTOR, an AMPK target, was inhibited, and the expression of HIF-1alpha and Myc was reduced upon 6-MP incubation. As a consequence of these inhibitions, glucose and glutamine fluxes were strongly decreased. Notably, no difference was observed on glucose uptake upon exposition to 6-MP. In conclusion, our findings provide new insights into how 6-MP profoundly impacts cellular energetic metabolism by reducing ATP production and decreasing glycolytic and glutaminolytic fluxes, and how 6-MP modifies human leukemic T cells metabolism with potential antiproliferative effects. FAU - Fernandez-Ramos, Ana A AU - Fernandez-Ramos AA AD - INSERM UMR-S 1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Marchetti-Laurent, Catherine AU - Marchetti-Laurent C AD - INSERM UMR-S 1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Poindessous, Virginie AU - Poindessous V AD - INSERM UMR-S 1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Antonio, Samantha AU - Antonio S AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. AD - INSERM UMR-S 1124, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Laurent-Puig, Pierre AU - Laurent-Puig P AD - INSERM UMR-S 1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Service de Biochimie, 75015 Paris, France. FAU - Bortoli, Sylvie AU - Bortoli S AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. AD - INSERM UMR-S 1124, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. FAU - Loriot, Marie-Anne AU - Loriot MA AD - INSERM UMR-S 1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Service de Biochimie, 75015 Paris, France. FAU - Pallet, Nicolas AU - Pallet N AD - INSERM UMR-S 1147, Centre Universitaire des Saints-Peres, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Universite Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cite, 75006 Paris, France. AD - Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou, Service de Biochimie, 75015 Paris, France. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Oncotarget JT - Oncotarget JID - 101532965 RN - 0 (Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic) RN - 415SHH325A (Adenosine Monophosphate) RN - 61D2G4IYVH (Adenosine Diphosphate) RN - 8L70Q75FXE (Adenosine Triphosphate) RN - E7WED276I5 (Mercaptopurine) SB - IM MH - Adenosine Diphosphate/metabolism MH - Adenosine Monophosphate/metabolism MH - Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism MH - Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic/*pharmacology MH - Apoptosis/drug effects MH - Cell Cycle Checkpoints/drug effects MH - Cell Line, Tumor MH - Cell Proliferation/drug effects MH - Energy Metabolism/*drug effects MH - Glycolysis/drug effects MH - Humans MH - Lymphocyte Activation/drug effects/immunology MH - Mercaptopurine/*pharmacology MH - Metabolic Networks and Pathways/drug effects MH - Stress, Physiological/drug effects MH - T-Lymphocytes/*drug effects/*physiology PMC - PMC5522126 OTO - NOTNLM OT - 6-mercaptopurine OT - Jurkat T cell line OT - acute lymphoblastic leukemia OT - energetic failure OT - metabolic checkpoints COIS- CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2017/06/03 06:00 MHDA- 2018/04/07 06:00 PMCR- 2017/06/27 CRDT- 2017/06/03 06:00 PHST- 2016/12/15 00:00 [received] PHST- 2017/04/11 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/06/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/04/07 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2017/06/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/06/27 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 17889 [pii] AID - 10.18632/oncotarget.17889 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Oncotarget. 2017 Jun 27;8(26):43048-43060. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.17889.