reviewGenes & DevelopmentApr 15, 2013DIAMOND OA

What a difference a hydroxyl makes: mutant IDH, ( R )-2-hydroxyglutarate, and cancer

Brigham and Women's Hospital · Harvard University · +3 more institutions

PubMed
Indexed incrossrefpubmed

Abstract

Mutations in metabolic enzymes, including isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) and IDH2, in cancer strongly implicate altered metabolism in tumorigenesis. IDH1 and IDH2 catalyze the interconversion of isocitrate and 2-oxoglutarate (2OG). 2OG is a TCA cycle intermediate and an essential cofactor for many enzymes, including JmjC domain-containing histone demethylases, TET 5-methylcytosine hydroxylases, and EglN prolyl-4-hydroxylases. Cancer-associated IDH mutations alter the enzymes such that they reduce 2OG to the structurally similar metabolite (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate [(R)-2HG]. Here we review what is known about the molecular mechanisms of transformation by mutant IDH and discuss their implications for the…

No related works found for this paper.

Funding