H2O2 transit through the mitochondrial intermembrane space promotes tumor cell growth in vitro and in vivo

Cancer cells experience increased levels of oxidant stress as a consequence of oncogene activation, nucleotide biosynthesis, and growth factor receptor signaling. Mitochondria contribute to this redox stress by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) along the electron transport chain, which are re...

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Published in:The Journal of biological chemistry 2023-05, Vol.299 (5), p.104624-104624, Article 104624
Main Authors: Sabharwal, Simran S., Dudley, V. Joseph, Landwerlin, Charlène, Schumacker, Paul T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
cancer
hypoxia-inducible factor-1
mitochondrial intermembrane space
peroxiredoxin-5
reactive oxygen species
redox signaling
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Summary:Cancer cells experience increased levels of oxidant stress as a consequence of oncogene activation, nucleotide biosynthesis, and growth factor receptor signaling. Mitochondria contribute to this redox stress by generating reactive oxygen species (ROS) along the electron transport chain, which are released to the matrix and the intermembrane space (IMS). Assessing the contribution of mitochondrial ROS in cancer cells is technically difficult, as electron transport chain inhibitors can increase or decrease ROS generation, while they also block oxidative phosphorylation and ATP synthesis. Mitochondria-targeted antioxidant compounds can scavenge ROS in the matrix compartment but do not act on ROS released to the IMS. We assessed the importance of mitochondrial ROS for tumor cell proliferation, survival, and for tumor xenograft growth by stably expressing a hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) scavenger, peroxiredoxin-5, in the mitochondrial IMS (IMS-Prdx5) in 143B osteosarcoma and HCT116 colorectal cancer cell lines. IMS-Prdx5 attenuates hypoxia-induced ROS signaling as assessed independently in cytosol and IMS, HIF-1α stabilization and activity, and cellular proliferation under normoxic and hypoxic culture conditions. It also suppressed tumor growth in vivo. Stable expression of nondegradable HIF-1α only partially rescued proliferation in IMS-Prdx5-expressing cells, indicating that mitochondrial H2O2 signaling contributes to tumor cell proliferation and survival through HIF-dependent and HIF-independent mechanisms.
ISSN:0021-9258
1083-351X
DOI:10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104624