{
"METABOLOMICS WORKBENCH":{"STUDY_ID":"ST001023","ANALYSIS_ID":"AN001680","VERSION":"1","CREATED_ON":"July 19, 2018, 1:34 pm"},

"PROJECT":{"PROJECT_TITLE":"Mayo Pilot and Feasibility: H3K27M cells and glutamine metabolomics quatitation studies","PROJECT_SUMMARY":"In children, tumors affecting the brain and nervous system result in more cancer-related deaths than any other type of tumor. It is thus critical to identify new approaches for therapy. Among pediatric patients, one of the most devastating brain tumor types is Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG). Our understanding of this deadly disease has recently been advanced by important discoveries, including the discovery that the majority of DIPG tumors harbor the histone H3K27M mutation. This mutation results in global hypomethylation of H3K27 residues and is the pathological hallmark for this disease. Glutamine (Gln) addiction has been reported in many cancers including malignant adult gliomas. Glutamine likely promotes cancer cell proliferation and survival likely through generation of the TCA cycle intermediate alpha-ketoglutarate (α-KG). Importantly, α-KG is a critical co-factor for histone lysine demethylases including JMJD3, the enzyme responsible for removing the methyl groups from H3K27me3. Our preliminary data shows H3K27M tumor cells require Gln for survival, and if Gln is removed from the culture media, cells can be rescued by the addition of α-KG. Furthermore, Gln deprivation leads to an increase in H3K27 trimethylation similar to direct inhibition of JMJD3. It is for these reasons we hypothesize that H3K27M tumors are dependent on Gln derived α-KG both for feeding the TCA cycle and for further decreasing H3K27 trimethylation. Inhibition of Gln metabolism will likely uncover novel therapeutic targets for this deadly disease. In Aim 1 we will study Gln and glucose metabolism in H3K27M tumor cells and compare this to Wild Type (WT) tumors and Embryonic Stem Cells (ESCs). In Aim 2 we will validate the therapeutic validity of inhibiting Gln metabolism in H3K27M tumors.","INSTITUTE":"Mayo Clinic","LAST_NAME":"Daniels","FIRST_NAME":"David","ADDRESS":"200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905","EMAIL":"daniels.david@mayo.edu","PHONE":"507-284-2511"},

"STUDY":{"STUDY_TITLE":"H3K27M cells and glutamine metabolomics 1 million cell test (part-I)","STUDY_SUMMARY":"Testing TCA concentrations of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG) cellines with H3K27M mutations. One million cells are tested with a TCA concentrations panel. We are a high volume center for treating malignant gliomas, which gives us an advantage in obtaining tissue for these relatively rare tumors. We have developed several DIPG patient derived cell lines and xenografts that bear all the key molecular features of this disease including the H3K27M mutation and global H3K27 hypomethylation. These cells are low in passage and we think these lines more closely resemble the patients tumor pathology then established cell lines that have been in culture/mice for numerous years.","INSTITUTE":"Mayo Clinic","LAST_NAME":"Daniels","FIRST_NAME":"David","ADDRESS":"200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905","EMAIL":"daniels.david@mayo.edu","PHONE":"507-284-2511"},

"SUBJECT":{"SUBJECT_TYPE":"Human","SUBJECT_SPECIES":"Homo sapiens","TAXONOMY_ID":"9606"},
"SUBJECT_SAMPLE_FACTORS":[
{
"Subject ID":"-",
"Sample ID":"Sample # 1",
"Factors":{"Group":"Cells","cell line":"DIPG XIII"},
"Additional sample data":{"# cells":"1000000"}
},
{
"Subject ID":"-",
"Sample ID":"Sample # 3",
"Factors":{"Group":"Cells","cell line":"DIPG XVII"},
"Additional sample data":{"# cells":"1000000"}
},
{
"Subject ID":"-",
"Sample ID":"Sample # 2",
"Factors":{"Group":"Media","cell line":"DIPG XIII"},
"Additional sample data":{"# cells":"5500000"}
},
{
"Subject ID":"-",
"Sample ID":"Sample # 4",
"Factors":{"Group":"Media","cell line":"DIPG XVII"},
"Additional sample data":{"# cells":"6886000"}
}
],
"COLLECTION":{"COLLECTION_SUMMARY":"DIPG XIII and DIPG XVII cell lines are collected in this experiment. Susupension cells are harvested using centrifugation at 1200 rpm for 5 min. 1 mL of the supernatant media werr collected in an eppendorf tube and snapped frozen. The cell pellets were broken up into single cell suspension and counted. 1 million cells were taken from the stock and washed 1 x with PBS using table top centrifuge with 10 sec quick spin. The resulting cell pellet was snap frozen. Both the frozen media and cell pellet are stored in -80 C prior transfer.","SAMPLE_TYPE":"Glioma cells"},

"TREATMENT":{"TREATMENT_SUMMARY":"Metabolic profiling will be conducted similarly to published methods and standard methods from our metabolic core. Glucose, glutamine and lactate levels in culture medium will be measured using gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy (GC/MS). Briefly, cells will be seeded in 6 well plates in triplicate using our standard neurosphere media (MH+++) and cultured for 24 to 48h before experiments. Changes in metabolite concentrations relative to fresh media will be normalized to protein content of each well. Cellular metabolite levels will be measured using standard protocols using deuterated 2-hydroxyglutarate (d5-5HG) as an internal standard and analyzed using GC/MS. To determine the fraction of metabolites from Glu and Gln, 13C versions of each metabolite [U-13C]glucose or [U-13C]glutamine (Cambridge Isotope Lab) will be used. All of these experiements will be performed by the Mayo Clinic Metabolomics Research Core."},

"SAMPLEPREP":{"SAMPLEPREP_SUMMARY":"TCA Concentrations in glioma cell lines"},

"CHROMATOGRAPHY":{"CHROMATOGRAPHY_TYPE":"GC","INSTRUMENT_NAME":"Agilent 7890B","COLUMN_NAME":"Agilent HP5-MS (30m × 0.25mm, 0.25 um)"},

"ANALYSIS":{"ANALYSIS_TYPE":"MS"},

"MS":{"MS_COMMENTS":"-","INSTRUMENT_NAME":"Agilent 5977A","INSTRUMENT_TYPE":"Single quadrupole","MS_TYPE":"EI","ION_MODE":"POSITIVE"},

"MS_METABOLITE_DATA":{
"Units":"nmol/vial",

"Data":[{"Metabolite":"Lactate","Sample # 1":"19.7","Sample # 3":"26.3","Sample # 2":"8590","Sample # 4":"7275"},{"Metabolite":"Succinate","Sample # 1":"0.12","Sample # 3":"0.30","Sample # 2":"1.7","Sample # 4":"4.2"},{"Metabolite":"Fumarate","Sample # 1":"0.41","Sample # 3":"0.63","Sample # 2":"1.9","Sample # 4":"2.7"},{"Metabolite":"Oxaloacetate","Sample # 1":"0.006","Sample # 3":"0.007","Sample # 2":"0.22","Sample # 4":"0.30"},{"Metabolite":"Ketoglutarate","Sample # 1":"0.274","Sample # 3":"0.237","Sample # 2":"6.1","Sample # 4":"6.7"},{"Metabolite":"Malate","Sample # 1":"1.61","Sample # 3":"1.85","Sample # 2":"3.8","Sample # 4":"5.2"},{"Metabolite":"Aspartate","Sample # 1":"1.9","Sample # 3":"2.3","Sample # 2":"0.4","Sample # 4":"7.2"},{"Metabolite":"2-Hydroxyglutarate","Sample # 1":"0.203","Sample # 3":"0.042","Sample # 2":"0.8","Sample # 4":"0.3"},{"Metabolite":"Glutamate","Sample # 1":"27.0","Sample # 3":"18.4","Sample # 2":"5.2","Sample # 4":"37.9"},{"Metabolite":"cis-Aconitic Acid","Sample # 1":"0.598","Sample # 3":"0.394","Sample # 2":"65.4","Sample # 4":"47.2"},{"Metabolite":"Citrate","Sample # 1":"30.8","Sample # 3":"21.4","Sample # 2":"83.3","Sample # 4":"69.3"},{"Metabolite":"Isocitrate","Sample # 1":"12.5","Sample # 3":"7.8","Sample # 2":"20.0","Sample # 4":"11.2"}],

"Metabolites":[{"metabolite_name":"Lactate"},{"metabolite_name":"Succinate"},{"metabolite_name":"Fumarate"},{"metabolite_name":"Oxaloacetate"},{"metabolite_name":"Ketoglutarate"},{"metabolite_name":"Malate"},{"metabolite_name":"Aspartate"},{"metabolite_name":"2-Hydroxyglutarate"},{"metabolite_name":"Glutamate"},{"metabolite_name":"cis-Aconitic Acid"},{"metabolite_name":"Citrate"},{"metabolite_name":"Isocitrate"}]
}

}