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Polverino F, Mastrangelo A, Guarguaglini G. Contribution of AurkA/TPX2 Overexpression to Chromosomal Imbalances and Cancer. Cells 2024; 13:1397. [PMID: 39195284 DOI: 10.3390/cells13161397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2024] [Revised: 08/14/2024] [Accepted: 08/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024] Open
Abstract
The AurkA serine/threonine kinase is a key regulator of cell division controlling mitotic entry, centrosome maturation, and chromosome segregation. The microtubule-associated protein TPX2 controls spindle assembly and is the main AurkA regulator, contributing to AurkA activation, localisation, and stabilisation. Since their identification, AurkA and TPX2 have been described as being overexpressed in cancer, with a significant correlation with highly proliferative and aneuploid tumours. Despite the frequent occurrence of AurkA/TPX2 co-overexpression in cancer, the investigation of their involvement in tumorigenesis and cancer therapy resistance mostly arises from studies focusing only on one at the time. Here, we review the existing literature and discuss the mitotic phenotypes described under conditions of AurkA, TPX2, or AurkA/TPX2 overexpression, to build a picture that may help clarify their oncogenic potential through the induction of chromosome instability. We highlight the relevance of the AurkA/TPX2 complex as an oncogenic unit, based on which we discuss recent strategies under development that aim at disrupting the complex as a promising therapeutic perspective.
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- Federica Polverino
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council of Italy, c/o Sapienza University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 4, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council of Italy, c/o Sapienza University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 4, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology, National Research Council of Italy, c/o Sapienza University of Rome, Via degli Apuli 4, 00185 Rome, Italy
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Hibino K, Sakai Y, Tamura S, Takagi M, Minami K, Natsume T, Shimazoe MA, Kanemaki MT, Imamoto N, Maeshima K. Single-nucleosome imaging unveils that condensins and nucleosome-nucleosome interactions differentially constrain chromatin to organize mitotic chromosomes. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7152. [PMID: 39169041 PMCID: PMC11339268 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51454-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
Abstract
For accurate mitotic cell division, replicated chromatin must be assembled into chromosomes and faithfully segregated into daughter cells. While protein factors like condensin play key roles in this process, it is unclear how chromosome assembly proceeds as molecular events of nucleosomes in living cells and how condensins act on nucleosomes to organize chromosomes. To approach these questions, we investigate nucleosome behavior during mitosis of living human cells using single-nucleosome tracking, combined with rapid-protein depletion technology and computational modeling. Our results show that local nucleosome motion becomes increasingly constrained during mitotic chromosome assembly, which is functionally distinct from condensed apoptotic chromatin. Condensins act as molecular crosslinkers, locally constraining nucleosomes to organize chromosomes. Additionally, nucleosome-nucleosome interactions via histone tails constrain and compact whole chromosomes. Our findings elucidate the physical nature of the chromosome assembly process during mitosis.
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- Kayo Hibino
- Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Biosystems Science, Institute for Life and Medical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama, Japan
- Laboratory for Cell Function Dynamics, RIKEN Center for Brain Science, Wako, Saitama, Japan
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- Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Research Center for Genome & Medical Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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- Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Molecular Cell Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
- Department of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Cellular Dynamics Laboratory, RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research, Wako, Saitama, Japan
- Graduate School of Medical Safety Management, Jikei University of Health Care Sciences, Osaka, Japan
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- Genome Dynamics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
- Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, SOKENDAI, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Blengini CS, Vaskovicova M, Schier J, Drutovic D, Schindler K. Spatio-temporal requirements of Aurora kinase A in mouse oocyte meiotic spindle building. iScience 2024; 27:110451. [PMID: 39081293 PMCID: PMC11284559 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 07/01/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Meiotic spindles are critical to ensure chromosome segregation during gamete formation. Oocytes lack centrosomes and use alternative microtubule-nucleation mechanisms for spindle building. How these mechanisms are regulated is still unknown. Aurora kinase A (AURKA) is essential for mouse oocyte meiosis because in pro-metaphase I it triggers microtubule organizing-center fragmentation and its expression compensates for the loss of the two other Aurora kinases (AURKB/AURKC). Although knockout mouse models were useful for foundational studies, AURK spatial and temporal functions are not yet resolved. We provide high-resolution analyses of AURKA/AURKC requirements during meiotic spindle-building and identify the subcellular populations that carry out these functions: 1) AURKA is required in early spindle assembly and later for spindle stability, whereas 2) AURKC is required in late pro-metaphase, and 3) Targeted AURKA constructs expressed in triple AURK knockout oocytes reveal that spindle pole-localized AURKA is the most important population controlling spindle building and stability mechanisms.
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- Cecilia S. Blengini
- Department of Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Laboratory of DNA Integrity, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Libechov, Czech Republic
- Department of Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information Theory and Automation, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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- Laboratory of DNA Integrity, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Libechov, Czech Republic
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- Department of Genetics, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA
- Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Li S, Garcia-Rodriguez LJ, Tanaka TU. Chromosome biorientation requires Aurora B's spatial separation from its outer kinetochore substrates, but not its turnover at kinetochores. Curr Biol 2023; 33:4557-4569.e3. [PMID: 37788666 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
Abstract
For correct chromosome segregation in mitosis, sister kinetochores must interact with microtubules from opposite spindle poles (biorientation). For this, aberrant kinetochore-microtubule interaction must be resolved (error correction) by Aurora B kinase. Once biorientation is formed, tension is applied on kinetochore-microtubule interaction, stabilizing this interaction. The mechanism for this tension-dependent process has been debated. Here, we study how Aurora B localizations at different kinetochore sites affect the biorientation establishment and maintenance in budding yeast. Without the physiological Aurora B-INCENP recruitment mechanisms, engineered recruitment of Aurora B-INCENP to the inner kinetochore, but not to the outer kinetochore, prior to biorientation supports the subsequent biorientation establishment. Moreover, when the physiological Aurora B-INCENP recruitment mechanisms are present, an engineered Aurora B-INCENP recruitment to the outer kinetochore, but not to the inner kinetochore, during metaphase (after biorientation establishment) disrupts biorientation, which is dependent on the Aurora B kinase activity. These results suggest that the spatial separation of Aurora B from its outer kinetochore substrates is required to stabilize kinetochore-microtubule interaction when biorientation is formed and tension is applied on this interaction. Meanwhile, Aurora B exhibits dynamic turnover on the centromere/kinetochore during early mitosis, a process thought to be crucial for error correction and biorientation. However, using the engineered Aurora B-INCENP recruitment to the inner kinetochore, we demonstrate that, even without such a turnover, Aurora B-INCENP can efficiently support biorientation. Our study provides important insights into how Aurora B promotes error correction for biorientation in a tension-dependent manner.
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- Shuyu Li
- Division of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Division of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Division of Molecular, Cell and Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dow Street, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK.
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Zhang S, Guo Y, Zhang S, Wang Z, Zhang Y, Zuo S. Targeting the deubiquitinase USP2 for malignant tumor therapy (Review). Oncol Rep 2023; 50:176. [PMID: 37594087 PMCID: PMC10463009 DOI: 10.3892/or.2023.8613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
Abstract
The ubiquitin‑proteasome system is a major degradation pathway for >80% of proteins in vivo. Deubiquitylases, which remove ubiquitinated tags to stabilize substrate proteins, are important components involved in regulating the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins. In addition, they serve multiple roles in tumor development by participating in physiological processes such as protein metabolism, cell cycle regulation, DNA damage repair and gene transcription. The present review systematically summarized the role of ubiquitin‑specific protease 2 (USP2) in malignant tumors and the specific molecular mechanisms underlying the involvement of USP2 in tumor‑associated pathways. USP2 reverses ubiquitin‑mediated degradation of proteins and is involved in aberrant proliferation, migration, invasion, apoptosis and drug resistance of tumors. Additionally, the present review summarized studies reporting on the use of USP2 as a therapeutic target for malignancies such as breast, liver, ovarian, colorectal, bladder and prostate cancers and glioblastoma and highlights the current status of pharmacological research on USP2. The clinical significance of USP2 as a therapeutic target for malignant tumors warrants further investigation.
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- Shilong Zhang
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
- Precision Medicine Research Institute of Guizhou, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550004, P.R. China
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Sobajima T, Kowalczyk KM, Skylakakis S, Hayward D, Fulcher LJ, Neary C, Batley C, Kurlekar S, Roberts E, Gruneberg U, Barr FA. PP6 regulation of Aurora A-TPX2 limits NDC80 phosphorylation and mitotic spindle size. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202205117. [PMID: 36897279 PMCID: PMC10041653 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202205117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 11/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Amplification of the mitotic kinase Aurora A or loss of its regulator protein phosphatase 6 (PP6) have emerged as drivers of genome instability. Cells lacking PPP6C, the catalytic subunit of PP6, have amplified Aurora A activity, and as we show here, enlarged mitotic spindles which fail to hold chromosomes tightly together in anaphase, causing defective nuclear structure. Using functional genomics to shed light on the processes underpinning these changes, we discover synthetic lethality between PPP6C and the kinetochore protein NDC80. We find that NDC80 is phosphorylated on multiple N-terminal sites during spindle formation by Aurora A-TPX2, exclusively at checkpoint-silenced, microtubule-attached kinetochores. NDC80 phosphorylation persists until spindle disassembly in telophase, is increased in PPP6C knockout cells, and is Aurora B-independent. An Aurora-phosphorylation-deficient NDC80-9A mutant reduces spindle size and suppresses defective nuclear structure in PPP6C knockout cells. In regulating NDC80 phosphorylation by Aurora A-TPX2, PP6 plays an important role in mitotic spindle formation and size control and thus the fidelity of cell division.
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, London, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Hashemi M, Mirzaei S, Barati M, Hejazi ES, Kakavand A, Entezari M, Salimimoghadam S, Kalbasi A, Rashidi M, Taheriazam A, Sethi G. Curcumin in the treatment of urological cancers: Therapeutic targets, challenges and prospects. Life Sci 2022; 309:120984. [PMID: 36150461 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Urological cancers include bladder, prostate and renal cancers that can cause death in males and females. Patients with urological cancers are mainly diagnosed at an advanced disease stage when they also develop resistance to therapy or poor response. The use of natural products in the treatment of urological cancers has shown a significant increase. Curcumin has been widely used in cancer treatment due to its ability to trigger cell death and suppress metastasis. The beneficial effects of curcumin in the treatment of urological cancers is the focus of current review. Curcumin can induce apoptosis in the three types of urological cancers limiting their proliferative potential. Furthermore, curcumin can suppress invasion of urological cancers through EMT inhibition. Notably, curcumin decreases the expression of MMPs, therefore interfering with urological cancer metastasis. When used in combination with chemotherapy agents, curcumin displays synergistic effects in suppressing cancer progression. It can also be used as a chemosensitizer. Based on pre-clinical studies, curcumin administration is beneficial in the treatment of urological cancers and future clinical applications might be considered upon solving problems related to the poor bioavailability of the compound. To improve the bioavailability of curcumin and increase its therapeutic index in urological cancer suppression, nanostructures have been developed to favor targeted delivery.
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- Mehrdad Hashemi
- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic (Fundamental) Science, Shahr Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Genetics, Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States of America
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- Department Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; The Health of Plant and Livestock Products Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
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- Farhikhtegan Medical Convergence Sciences Research Center, Farhikhtegan Hospital Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran; Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117600, Singapore; NUS Centre for Cancer Research, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117599, Singapore.
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Chen X, He Q, Zeng S, Xu Z. Upregulation of nuclear division cycle 80 contributes to therapeutic resistance via the promotion of autophagy-related protein-7-dependent autophagy in lung cancer. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:985601. [PMID: 36105209 PMCID: PMC9465246 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.985601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of malignant mortality worldwide. Hence, the discovery of novel targets that can improve therapeutic effects in lung cancer patients is an urgent need. In this study, we screened differentially expressed genes using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) analysis and datasets from the cancer genome atlas database, and found that nuclear division cycle 80 (NDC80) might act as a novel prognostic indicator of lung cancer. The expression of NDC80 was significantly increased in lung cancer tissues, as compared to normal tissues, and high expression levels of NDC80 were correlated with unfavorable survival rates. Furthermore, an in vitro analysis showed that the stable knockdown of NDC80 decreased the cell viability and increased therapeutic sensitivity in two lung cancer cell lines, A549-IRR and H1246-IRR. Moreover, gene set enrichment analysis results showed that NDC80 was enriched in autophagy-related pathways. The downregulation of NDC80 inhibited the formation of autophagosomes, and reduced the expression of autophagy-related proteins such as LC3II, Beclin-1, and p62 in lung cancer cells. To further clarify the role of NDC80 as a downstream regulator of autophagy, we validated autophagic mediators through iTRAQ analysis and real-time polymerase chain reaction arrays. Autophagy-related protein7 (ATG7) was observed to be downregulated after the knockdown of NDC80 in lung cancer cells. Immunohistochemistry assay results revealed that both NDC80 and ATG7 were upregulated in an array of lung adenocarcinoma samples, compared to normal tissues, and the expression of NDC80 was identified to be positively associated with the levels of ATG7. Our findings suggest that NDC80 promotes the development of lung cancer by regulating autophagy, and might serve as a potential target for increasing the therapeutic sensitivity of lung cancer.
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- Xi Chen
- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Emergency, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Emergency, Xiangya Changde Hospital, Changde, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Shuangshuang Zeng, ; Zhijie Xu,
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Department of Pathology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- Institute for Rational and Safe Medication Practices, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
- *Correspondence: Shuangshuang Zeng, ; Zhijie Xu,
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Iemura K, Anzawa H, Funayama R, Iwakami R, Nakayama K, Kinoshita K, Tanaka K. High levels of chromosomal instability facilitate the tumor growth and sphere formation. Cancer Sci 2022; 113:2727-2737. [PMID: 35662350 PMCID: PMC9357619 DOI: 10.1111/cas.15457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Most cancer cells show chromosomal instability (CIN), a condition in which chromosome missegregation occurs at high rates. Growing evidence suggests that CIN is not just a consequence of, but a driving force for, oncogenic transformation, although the relationship between CIN and tumorigenesis has not been fully elucidated. Here we found that conventional two‐dimensional (2D) culture of HeLa cells, a cervical cancer‐derived cell line, was a heterogenous population containing cells with different CIN levels. Although cells with high‐CIN levels (high‐CIN cells) grew more slowly compared with cells with low‐CIN levels (low‐CIN cells) in 2D monolayer culture, they formed tumors in nude mice and larger spheres in three‐dimensional (3D) culture, which was more representative of the in vivo environment. The duration of mitosis was longer in high‐CIN cells, reflecting their higher mitotic defects. Single‐cell genome sequencing revealed that high‐CIN cells exhibited a higher karyotype heterogeneity compared with low‐CIN cells. Intriguingly, the karyotype heterogeneity was reduced in the spheres formed by high‐CIN cells, suggesting that cells with growth advantages were selected, although genomic copy number changes specific for spheres were not identified. When we examined gene expression profiles, genes related to the K‐ras signaling were upregulated, while those related to the unfolded protein response were downregulated in high‐CIN cells in 3D culture compared with 2D culture, suggesting the relevance of these genes for their survival. Our data suggested that, although CIN is disadvantageous in monolayer culture, it promotes the selection of cells with growth advantages under in vivo environments, which may lead to tumorigenesis.
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- Kenji Iemura
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8575 Japan
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- Department of Applied Information Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8579 Japan
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- Department of Cell Proliferation, ART, Graduate School of Medicine Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8575 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8575 Japan
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- Department of Cell Proliferation, ART, Graduate School of Medicine Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8575 Japan
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- Department of Applied Information Sciences, Graduate School of Information Sciences Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8579 Japan
- Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8573 Japan
- Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next‐Generation Medicine Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8573 Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Tohoku University Sendai, Miyagi 980‐8575 Japan
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Schrock MS, Scarberry L, Stromberg BR, Sears C, Torres AE, Tallman D, Krupinski L, Chakravarti A, Summers MK. MKLP2 functions in early mitosis to ensure proper chromosome congression. J Cell Sci 2022; 135:275559. [PMID: 35638575 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.259560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Mitotic kinesin-like protein 2 (MKLP2) is a motor protein with a well-established function in promoting cytokinesis. However, our results with siRNAs targeting MKLP2 and small molecule inhibitors of MKLP2 (MKLP2i) suggested a function earlier in mitosis, prior to anaphase. In this study we provide direct evidence that MKLP2 facilitates chromosome congression in prometaphase. We employed live imaging to observe HeLa cells with fluorescently tagged histones treated with MKLP2i and discovered a pronounced chromosome congression defect. We show that MKLP2 facilitates error correction as inhibited cells had a significant increase in unstable, syntelic kinetochore-microtubule attachments. We find that the aberrant attachments are accompanied by elevated Aurora Kinase (A/B) activity and phosphorylation of the downstream target, pHEC1 (Ser 55). Lastly, we show that MKLP2 inhibition results in aneuploidy, confirming that MKLP2 safeguards cells against chromosomal instability.
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- Morgan S Schrock
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.,Biomedical Sciences Graduate, Program The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.,Biomedical Sciences Graduate, Program The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.,Undergraduate Studies, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, 43022, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.,Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Arthur G James Comprehensive Cancer Center and Richard L. Solove Research Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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Vukušić K, Tolić IM. Polar Chromosomes-Challenges of a Risky Path. Cells 2022; 11:1531. [PMID: 35563837 PMCID: PMC9101661 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The process of chromosome congression and alignment is at the core of mitotic fidelity. In this review, we discuss distinct spatial routes that the chromosomes take to align during prometaphase, which are characterized by distinct biomolecular requirements. Peripheral polar chromosomes are an intriguing case as their alignment depends on the activity of kinetochore motors, polar ejection forces, and a transition from lateral to end-on attachments to microtubules, all of which can result in the delayed alignment of these chromosomes. Due to their undesirable position close to and often behind the spindle pole, these chromosomes may be particularly prone to the formation of erroneous kinetochore-microtubule interactions, such as merotelic attachments. To prevent such errors, the cell employs intricate mechanisms to preposition the spindle poles with respect to chromosomes, ensure the formation of end-on attachments in restricted spindle regions, repair faulty attachments by error correction mechanisms, and delay segregation by the spindle assembly checkpoint. Despite this protective machinery, there are several ways in which polar chromosomes can fail in alignment, mis-segregate, and lead to aneuploidy. In agreement with this, polar chromosomes are present in certain tumors and may even be involved in the process of tumorigenesis.
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- Kruno Vukušić
- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia;
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Doodhi H, Tanaka TU. Swap and stop - Kinetochores play error correction with microtubules: Mechanisms of kinetochore-microtubule error correction: Mechanisms of kinetochore-microtubule error correction. Bioessays 2022; 44:e2100246. [PMID: 35261042 PMCID: PMC9344824 DOI: 10.1002/bies.202100246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Correct chromosome segregation in mitosis relies on chromosome biorientation, in which sister kinetochores attach to microtubules from opposite spindle poles prior to segregation. To establish biorientation, aberrant kinetochore–microtubule interactions must be resolved through the error correction process. During error correction, kinetochore–microtubule interactions are exchanged (swapped) if aberrant, but the exchange must stop when biorientation is established. In this article, we discuss recent findings in budding yeast, which have revealed fundamental molecular mechanisms promoting this “swap and stop” process for error correction. Where relevant, we also compare the findings in budding yeast with mechanisms in higher eukaryotes. Evidence suggests that Aurora B kinase differentially regulates kinetochore attachments to the microtubule end and its lateral side and switches relative strength of the two kinetochore–microtubule attachment modes, which drives the exchange of kinetochore–microtubule interactions to resolve aberrant interactions. However, Aurora B kinase, recruited to centromeres and inner kinetochores, cannot reach its targets at kinetochore–microtubule interface when tension causes kinetochore stretching, which stops the kinetochore–microtubule exchange once biorientation is established.
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- Harinath Doodhi
- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Centre for Gene Regulation and Expression, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Campos Medina MA, Iemura K, Kimura A, Tanaka K. A mathematical model of kinetochore-microtubule attachment regulated by Aurora A activity gradient describes chromosome oscillation and correction of erroneous attachments. Biomed Res 2021; 42:203-219. [PMID: 34544996 DOI: 10.2220/biomedres.42.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Chromosome oscillation during metaphase is attenuated in cancer cell lines, concomitant with the reduction of Aurora A activity on kinetochores, which results in reduced mitotic fidelity. To verify the correlation between Aurora A activity, chromosome oscillation, and error correction efficiency, we developed a mathematical model of kinetochore-microtubule dynamics, based on stochastic attachment/detachment events regulated by Aurora A activity gradient centered at spindle poles. The model accurately reproduced the oscillatory movements of chromosomes, which were suppressed not only when Aurora A activity was inhibited, but also when it was upregulated, mimicking the situation in cancer cells. Our simulation also predicted efficient correction of erroneous attachments through chromosome oscillation, which was hampered by both inhibition and upregulation of Aurora A activity. Our model provides a framework to understand the physiological role of chromosome oscillation in the correction of erroneous attachments that is intrinsically related to Aurora A activity.
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- Manuel Alejandro Campos Medina
- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University.,Department of Systemic Cell Biology, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Physiology
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
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- Cell Architecture Laboratory, Department of Chromosome Science, National Institute of Genetics; Department of Genetics, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
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Iemura K, Yoshizaki Y, Kuniyasu K, Tanaka K. Attenuated Chromosome Oscillation as a Cause of Chromosomal Instability in Cancer Cells. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13184531. [PMID: 34572757 PMCID: PMC8470601 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13184531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Revised: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Chromosomal instability (CIN), a condition in which chromosome missegregation occurs at high rates, is widely seen in cancer cells. Causes of CIN in cancer cells are not fully understood. A recent report suggests that chromosome oscillation, an iterative chromosome motion typically seen in metaphase around the spindle equator, is attenuated in cancer cells, and is associated with CIN. Chromosome oscillation promotes the correction of erroneous kinetochore-microtubule attachments through phosphorylation of Hec1, a kinetochore protein that binds to microtubules, by Aurora A kinase residing on the spindle. In this review, we focused on this unappreciated link between chromosome oscillation and CIN. Abstract Chromosomal instability (CIN) is commonly seen in cancer cells, and related to tumor progression and poor prognosis. Among the causes of CIN, insufficient correction of erroneous kinetochore (KT)-microtubule (MT) attachments plays pivotal roles in various situations. In this review, we focused on the previously unappreciated role of chromosome oscillation in the correction of erroneous KT-MT attachments, and its relevance to the etiology of CIN. First, we provided an overview of the error correction mechanisms for KT-MT attachments, especially the role of Aurora kinases in error correction by phosphorylating Hec1, which connects MT to KT. Next, we explained chromosome oscillation and its underlying mechanisms. Then we introduced how chromosome oscillation is involved in the error correction of KT-MT attachments, based on recent findings. Chromosome oscillation has been shown to promote Hec1 phosphorylation by Aurora A which localizes to the spindle. Finally, we discussed the link between attenuated chromosome oscillation and CIN in cancer cells. This link underscores the role of chromosome dynamics in mitotic fidelity, and the mutual relationship between defective chromosome dynamics and CIN in cancer cells that can be a target for cancer therapy.
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Aurora B Tension Sensing Mechanisms in the Kinetochore Ensure Accurate Chromosome Segregation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168818. [PMID: 34445523 PMCID: PMC8396173 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The accurate segregation of chromosomes is essential for the survival of organisms and cells. Mistakes can lead to aneuploidy, tumorigenesis and congenital birth defects. The spindle assembly checkpoint ensures that chromosomes properly align on the spindle, with sister chromatids attached to microtubules from opposite poles. Here, we review how tension is used to identify and selectively destabilize incorrect attachments, and thus serves as a trigger of the spindle assembly checkpoint to ensure fidelity in chromosome segregation. Tension is generated on properly attached chromosomes as sister chromatids are pulled in opposing directions but resisted by centromeric cohesin. We discuss the role of the Aurora B kinase in tension-sensing and explore the current models for translating mechanical force into Aurora B-mediated biochemical signals that regulate correction of chromosome attachments to the spindle.
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Igarashi K, Nishizawa H, Saiki Y, Matsumoto M. The transcription factor BACH1 at the crossroads of cancer biology: From epithelial-mesenchymal transition to ferroptosis. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101032. [PMID: 34339740 PMCID: PMC8387770 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The progression of cancer involves not only the gradual evolution of cells by mutations in DNA but also alterations in the gene expression induced by those mutations and input from the surrounding microenvironment. Such alterations contribute to cancer cells' abilities to reprogram metabolic pathways and undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which facilitate the survival of cancer cells and their metastasis to other organs. Recently, BTB and CNC homology 1 (BACH1), a heme-regulated transcription factor that represses genes involved in iron and heme metabolism in normal cells, was shown to shape the metabolism and metastatic potential of cancer cells. The growing list of BACH1 target genes in cancer cells reveals that BACH1 promotes metastasis by regulating various sets of genes beyond iron metabolism. BACH1 represses the expression of genes that mediate cell–cell adhesion and oxidative phosphorylation but activates the expression of genes required for glycolysis, cell motility, and matrix protein degradation. Furthermore, BACH1 represses FOXA1 gene encoding an activator of epithelial genes and activates SNAI2 encoding a repressor of epithelial genes, forming a feedforward loop of EMT. By synthesizing these observations, we propose a “two-faced BACH1 model”, which accounts for the dynamic switching between metastasis and stress resistance along with cancer progression. We discuss here the possibility that BACH1-mediated promotion of cancer also brings increased sensitivity to iron-dependent cell death (ferroptosis) through crosstalk of BACH1 target genes, imposing programmed vulnerability upon cancer cells. We also discuss the future directions of this field, including the dynamics and plasticity of EMT.
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- Kazuhiko Igarashi
- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Center for Regulatory Epigenome and Diseases, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Investigative Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan; Center for Regulatory Epigenome and Diseases, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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Jo M, Kusano Y, Hirota T. Unraveling pathologies underlying chromosomal instability in cancers. Cancer Sci 2021; 112:2975-2983. [PMID: 34032342 PMCID: PMC8353923 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Aneuploidy is a widespread feature of malignant tumors that arises through persistent chromosome mis‐segregation in mitosis associated with a pathological condition called chromosomal instability, or CIN. Since CIN is known to have a causal relationship with poor prognosis accompanying by multi‐drug resistance, tumor relapse, and metastasis, many research groups have endeavored to understand the mechanisms underlying CIN. In this review, we overview possible etiologies of CIN. The key processes to achieve faithful chromosome segregation include the regulation of sister chromatid cohesion, kinetochore‐microtubule attachment, bipolar spindle formation, spindle‐assembly checkpoint, and the activity of separase. Aberrant chromosome structures during DNA replication might also be a potential cause of CIN. Defective regulation in these processes can lead to chromosome mis‐segregation, manifested by lagging chromosomes, and DNA bridges in anaphase, leading to gross chromosome rearrangements. Investigation into the molecular etiologies of CIN should allow us to explore novel strategies to intervene in CIN to control cancers.
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- Minji Jo
- Division of Experimental Pathology, Cancer Institute of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Cancer Institute of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Cancer Institute of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), Tokyo, Japan
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