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However, the underlying mechanisms of this resistance have long remained elusive. Using an innovative, integrated omics approach, we unexpectedly identified that the accumulation of dipeptides and upregulation of the dipeptide transporter SLC15A3 underlie resistance to nucleotide deficiency in a\n                    <jats:italic>Myc<\/jats:italic>\n                    -driven large B cell lymphoma mouse model. A similar mechanism occurred after long treatment of human B cell lymphoma cells with the chemotherapeutic purine synthesis inhibitor 6-mercaptopurine (6MP). Mechanistically, we demonstrated that dipeptides containing essential amino acids activated the growth and survival mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling pathway. Notably, SLC15A3 specifically interacted with mTOR on the lysosome, boosting mTORC1 activity selectively in resistant lymphoma cells but not in parental cancer cells. Silencing SLC15A3 diminished mTORC1 activity and restored resistant lymphoma sensitivity to 6MP. 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