Extended Data Fig. 6. Normal and near-normal cell lines are minimally sensitive to POMHEX.

All indicated cells were grown in RPMI and treated with a serial dilution of POMHEX for 5 days. Cell density was then quantified by crystal violet after 5 days of growth and expressed relative to control (n = 2 biological replicates). a. A panel of hepatocellular carcinoma cell lines (SNU-423, SNU-398, SK-HEP-1; grey) and highly differentiated, hepatoblastoma line (HepG2 C3A; blue) were treated with POMHEX; D423 (red) was tested as a point of reference. The IC50 of POMHEX for most HCC cell lines is about 750 nM (grey), which is slightly lower than that for ENO1-WT glioma cell lines. However, the highly differentiated cell line, HepG2 C3A, was essentially insensitive with an IC50 >10,000 nM. This resistance likely derives from the dependence of hepatocytes on OxPhos, with minimal requirements for glycolysis-derived ATP (excess ATP allows for glycolysis reversal, gluconeogenesis) and concurs with our data in NHP, which indicate no hepatotoxicity. b. HEK293 kidney cells (grey) are immortalized, non-transformed kidney cells. Sensitivity to POMHEX was comparable to that observed in ENO1-WT cancer cell lines. c. Non-immortalized human astrocytes (grey) showed IC50 of >2,500 nM to POMHEX, which is also comparable to ENO1-WT glioma cell lines and far higher than that for ENO1-deleted D423 cells.