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Inhibition of l-type amino acid transporter 1 activity as a new therapeutic target for cholangiocarcinoma treatment.

Authors: Yothaisong, Supak  Dokduang, Hasaya  Anzai, Naohiko  Hayashi, Keitaro  Namwat, Nisana  Yongvanit, Puangrat  Sangkhamanon, Sakkarn  Jutabha, Promsuk  Endou, Hitoshi  Loilome, Watcharin 
Citation: Yothaisong S, etal., Tumour Biol. 2017 Mar;39(3):1010428317694545. doi: 10.1177/1010428317694545.
RGD ID: 151361294
Pubmed: PMID:28347255   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1177/1010428317694545   (Journal Full-text)

Unlike normal cells, cancer cells undergo unlimited growth and multiplication, causing them to require massive amounts of amino acid to support their continuous metabolism. Among the amino acid transporters expressed on the plasma membrane, l-type amino acid transporter-1, a Na+-independent neutral amino acid transporter, is highly expressed in many types of human cancer including cholangiocarcinoma. Our previous study reported that l-type amino acid transporter-1 and its co-functional protein CD98 were highly expressed and implicated in cholangiocarcinoma progression and carcinogenesis. Therefore, this study determined the effect of JPH203, a selective inhibitor of l-type amino acid transporter-1 activity, on cholangiocarcinoma cell inhibition both in vitro and in vivo. JPH203 dramatically suppressed [14C]l-leucine uptake as well as cell growth in cholangiocarcinoma cell lines along with altering the expression of l-type amino acid transporter-1 and CD98 in response to amino acid depletion. We also demonstrated that JPH203 induced both G2/M and G0/G1 cell cycle arrest, as well as reduced the S phase accompanied by altered expression of the proteins in cell cycle progression: cyclin D1, CDK4, and CDK6. There was also cell cycle arrest of the related proteins, P21 and P27, in KKU-055 and KKU-213 cholangiocarcinoma cells. Apoptosis induction, detected by an increase in trypan blue-stained cells along with a cleaved caspase-3/caspase-3 ratio, occurred in JPH203-treated cholangiocarcinoma cells at the highest concentration tested (100 µM). As expected, daily intravenous administration of JPH203 (12.5 and 25 mg/kg) significantly inhibited tumor growth in KKU-213 cholangiocarcinoma cell xenografts in the nude mice model in a dose-dependent manner with no statistically significant change in the animal's body weight and with no differences in the histology and appearance of the internal organs compared with the control group. Our study demonstrates that suppression of l-type amino acid transporter-1 activity using JPH203 might be used as a new therapeutic strategy for cholangiocarcinoma treatment.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
SLC7A5Humancholangiocarcinoma treatmentIMP  RGD 
Slc7a5Ratcholangiocarcinoma treatmentISOSLC7A5 (Homo sapiens) RGD 
Slc7a5Mousecholangiocarcinoma treatmentISOSLC7A5 (Homo sapiens) RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Slc7a5  (solute carrier family 7 member 5)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Slc7a5  (solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 5)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
SLC7A5  (solute carrier family 7 member 5)


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