Table 2 Summary of Lipoylation Pathway Targeting in Cancer Therapies.
From: Protein lipoylation in cancer: metabolic reprogramming and therapeutic potential
Lipoylated protein | Cancers or caner cells | Targeted metabolic type | Mechanism | Targeting strategies | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DLAT | HCC | leucine decomposition | DLAT Acetylat AUH inhibits leucine decomposition | AUHK109R-mRNA lipid nanoparticles | [154] |
DLAT | HCC | OXPHOS | Stabilizes mitochondrial function | Elesclomol | [182] |
PDH, KGDH | Triple-negative cancer cells | OXPHOS | Increase lipoylated DLAT to improve mitochondrial respiration | Polymerase-δ Interacting protein 2 | [121] |
DLST | TNBC | OXPHOS | Inhibits TCA cycling | DLST depletion or CPI-613 | [69] |
DLST | T-ALL | OXPHOS | Disrupts the biochemical conversion of α-KG to succinyl-CoA | DLST knockdown | [70] |
DLST | High-risk neuroblastoma | OXPHOS | Inhibits OXPHOS and reduces NADH levels | DLST depletion or complex I inhibitor IACS-010759 | [162] |
DLST | Cancer cell lines with DLST amplification or high mRNA levels | OXPHOS | Inhibits cellular OXPHOS | Obatoclax mesylate | [163] |
DLST, DLAT | AML | OXPHOS | Blocks glucose or glutamine-derived carbon from entering the TCA cycle and promotes PDH phosphorylation | CPI-613 | [150] |
OGDH | AML | TCA cycle | Impairs the production of aspartic acid | OGDH inhibition | [164] |
KGDH | AML | OXPHOS | Targets KGDH to block the TCA cycle | Imipridone ONC213 | [165] |
BCAA | Ovarian and breast cancer cell lines | BCAA metabolism | Inhibition of BCKDK to decrease intracellular BCAA levels | 3,6-dichlorobenzothiophene-2-carboxylic acid (BT2/DCBC) or (S)-2-chloro-4-methylvaleric acid (CMVA) | [166] |
BCKDH | HCC | BCAA metabolism | Phosphorylation of the BCKDHA subunit and activation of the mTORC1 signaling pathway | BCKDK inhibitor BT2 or BCAA dietary restriction | [86] |
GCSH | Breast cancer cells | Glycine metabolism | Limit GCSH translations | Transcript variants | [168] |
GCS | HCC | Glycine metabolism | Inhibits the lipoylation complex | GLDC silence | 116] |