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Asparagine synthetase: regulation by cell stress and involvement in tumor biology.
Balasubramanian, Mukundh N; Butterworth, Elizabeth A; Kilberg, Michael S.
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  • Balasubramanian MN; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shands Cancer Center and Center for Nutritional Sciences, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab ; 304(8): E789-99, 2013 Apr 15.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23403946
Asparagine synthetase (ASNS) catalyzes the conversion of aspartate and glutamine to asparagine and glutamate in an ATP-dependent reaction. The enzyme is ubiquitous in its organ distribution in mammals, but basal expression is relatively low in tissues other than the exocrine pancreas. Human ASNS activity is highly regulated in response to cell stress, primarily by increased transcription from a single gene located on chromosome 7. Among the genomic elements that control ASNS transcription is the C/EBP-ATF response element (CARE) within the promoter. Protein limitation or an imbalanced dietary amino acid composition activate the ASNS gene through the amino acid response (AAR), a process that is replicated in cell culture through limitation for any single essential amino acid. Endoplasmic reticulum stress also increases ASNS transcription through the PERK-eIF2-ATF4 arm of the unfolded protein response (UPR). Both the AAR and UPR lead to increased synthesis of ATF4, which binds to the CARE and induces ASNS transcription. Elevated expression of ASNS protein is associated with resistance to asparaginase therapy in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and may be a predictive factor in drug sensitivity for certain solid tumors as well. Activation of the GCN2-eIF2-ATF4 signaling pathway, leading to increased ASNS expression appears to be a component of solid tumor adaptation to nutrient deprivation and/or hypoxia. Identifying the roles of ASNS in fetal development, tissue differentiation, and tumor growth may reveal that ASNS function extends beyond asparagine biosynthesis.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Asparagina / Aspartato-Amônia Ligase / Estresse Fisiológico / Resposta a Proteínas não Dobradas / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Asparagina / Aspartato-Amônia Ligase / Estresse Fisiológico / Resposta a Proteínas não Dobradas / Neoplasias Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Limite: Animals / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article