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ABSTRACT: Prostate cancer (PCa) growth depends on de novo lipogenesis controlled by the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC). In this study, we identified lysine methyltransferase (KMT)9 as a novel regulator of PDC activity. KMT9 is localized in mitochondria of PCa cells, but not in mitochondria of other tumor cell types. Mitochondrial KMT9 regulates PDC activity by monomethylation of its subunit dihydrolipoamide transacetylase (DLAT) at lysine 596. Depletion of KMT9 compromises PDC activity, de novo lipogenesis, and PCa cell proliferation, both in vitro and in a PCa mouse model. Finally, in human patients, levels of mitochondrial KMT9 and DLAT K596me1 correlate with Gleason grade. Together, we present a novel mechanism of PDC regulation and the first example of a histone methyltransferase with nuclear and mitochondrial functions. The exceptional dependency of PCa cells on mitochondrial KMT9 allows to develop novel therapeutic strategies to selectively fight PCa.
INSTRUMENT(S): Liquid Chromatography MS - - - Q Exactive
PROVIDER: MTBLS2452 | MetaboLights | 2024-12-10
REPOSITORIES: MetaboLights
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