Nature Communications (Jul 2017)

Collagen-derived proline promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cell survival under nutrient limited conditions

  • Orianne Olivares,
  • Jared R. Mayers,
  • Victoire Gouirand,
  • Margaret E. Torrence,
  • Tristan Gicquel,
  • Laurence Borge,
  • Sophie Lac,
  • Julie Roques,
  • Marie-Noëlle Lavaut,
  • Patrice Berthezène,
  • Marion Rubis,
  • Veronique Secq,
  • Stéphane Garcia,
  • Vincent Moutardier,
  • Dominique Lombardo,
  • Juan Lucio Iovanna,
  • Richard Tomasini,
  • Fabienne Guillaumond,
  • Matthew G. Vander Heiden,
  • Sophie Vasseur

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16031
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Cancer cells adapt their metabolism to survive limited nutrient availability. Here, the authors show that in conditions of limited glucose or glutamine availability, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells can use collagen-derived proline to foster the TCA cycle and allow cell survival bothin vitro and in vivo.