Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Mostrar: 20 | 50 | 100
Resultados 1 - 18 de 18
Filtrar
1.
Cancer Sci ; 114(9): 3728-3739, 2023 Sep.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37340597

RESUMEN

Retinoblastoma is the most common pediatric eye cancer. It is currently treated with a limited number of drugs, adapted from other pediatric cancer treatments. Drug toxicity and relapse of the disease warrant new therapeutic strategies for these young patients. In this study, we developed a robust tumoroid-based platform to test chemotherapeutic agents in combination with focal therapy (thermotherapy) - a treatment option widely used in clinical practice - in accordance with clinically relevant trial protocols. The model consists of matrix-embedded tumoroids that retain retinoblastoma features and respond to repeated chemotherapeutic drug exposure similarly to advanced clinical cases. Moreover, the screening platform includes a diode laser (810 nm, 0.3 W) to selectively heat the tumoroids, combined with an on-line system to monitor the intratumoral and surrounding temperatures. This allows the reproduction of the clinical settings of thermotherapy and combined chemothermotherapy treatments. When testing the two main drugs currently used in clinics to treat retinoblastoma in our model, we observed results similar to those clinically obtained, validating the utility of the model. This screening platform is the first system to accurately reproduce clinically relevant treatment methods and should lead to the identification of more efficient drugs to treat retinoblastoma.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias de la Retina , Retinoblastoma , Niño , Humanos , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Terapia Combinada , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias de la Retina/tratamiento farmacológico , Retinoblastoma/tratamiento farmacológico
2.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 117(9): 4971-4982, 2020 03 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32075919

RESUMEN

Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by the accumulation of misfolded and aggregated α-synuclein (α-syn) into intraneuronal inclusions named Lewy bodies (LBs). Although it is widely believed that α-syn plays a central role in the pathogenesis of PD, the processes that govern α-syn fibrillization and LB formation remain poorly understood. In this work, we sought to dissect the spatiotemporal events involved in the biogenesis of the LBs at the genetic, molecular, biochemical, structural, and cellular levels. Toward this goal, we further developed a seeding-based model of α-syn fibrillization to generate a neuronal model that reproduces the key events leading to LB formation, including seeding, fibrillization, and the formation of inclusions that recapitulate many of the biochemical, structural, and organizational features of bona fide LBs. Using an integrative omics, biochemical and imaging approach, we dissected the molecular events associated with the different stages of LB formation and their contribution to neuronal dysfunction and degeneration. In addition, we demonstrate that LB formation involves a complex interplay between α-syn fibrillization, posttranslational modifications, and interactions between α-syn aggregates and membranous organelles, including mitochondria, the autophagosome, and endolysosome. Finally, we show that the process of LB formation, rather than simply fibril formation, is one of the major drivers of neurodegeneration through disruption of cellular functions and inducing mitochondria damage and deficits, and synaptic dysfunctions. We believe that this model represents a powerful platform to further investigate the mechanisms of LB formation and clearance and to screen and evaluate therapeutics targeting α-syn aggregation and LB formation.


Asunto(s)
Cuerpos de Lewy/metabolismo , Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas/metabolismo , Neuronas/metabolismo , alfa-Sinucleína/metabolismo , Animales , Autofagosomas , Humanos , Cuerpos de Lewy/patología , Lisosomas , Mitocondrias , Neuronas/patología , Enfermedad de Parkinson/metabolismo , Enfermedad de Parkinson/patología , Transcriptoma , alfa-Sinucleína/genética
3.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32601166

RESUMEN

Adenoviruses (AdVs) are prevalent and give rise to chronic and recurrent disease. Human AdV (HAdV) species B and C, such as HAdV-C2, -C5, and -B14, cause respiratory disease and constitute a health threat for immunocompromised individuals. HAdV-Cs are well known for lysing cells owing to the E3 CR1-ß-encoded adenovirus death protein (ADP). We previously reported a high-throughput image-based screening framework and identified an inhibitor of HAdV-C2 multiround infection, nelfinavir mesylate. Nelfinavir is the active ingredient of Viracept, an FDA-approved inhibitor of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) aspartyl protease that is used to treat AIDS. It is not effective against single-round HAdV infections. Here, we show that nelfinavir inhibits lytic cell-free transmission of HAdV, indicated by the suppression of comet-shaped infection foci in cell culture. Comet-shaped foci occur upon convection-based transmission of cell-free viral particles from an infected cell to neighboring uninfected cells. HAdV lacking ADP was insensitive to nelfinavir but gave rise to comet-shaped foci, indicating that ADP enhances but is not required for cell lysis. This was supported by the notion that HAdV-B14 and -B14p1 lacking ADP were highly sensitive to nelfinavir, although HAdV-A31, -B3, -B7, -B11, -B16, -B21, -D8, -D30, and -D37 were less sensitive. Conspicuously, nelfinavir uncovered slow-growing round HAdV-C2 foci, independent of neutralizing antibodies in the medium, indicative of nonlytic cell-to-cell transmission. Our study demonstrates the repurposing potential of nelfinavir with postexposure efficacy against different HAdVs and describes an alternative nonlytic cell-to-cell transmission mode of HAdV.


Asunto(s)
Infecciones por Adenoviridae , Infecciones por Adenovirus Humanos , Adenovirus Humanos , Preparaciones Farmacéuticas , Adenoviridae , Infecciones por Adenovirus Humanos/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Nelfinavir/farmacología
4.
J Lipid Res ; 59(7): 1301-1310, 2018 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29622579

RESUMEN

In vitro differentiating adipocytes are sensitive to liquid manipulations and have the tendency to float. Assessing adipocyte differentiation using current microscopy techniques involves cell staining and washing, while using flow cytometry involves cell retrieval in suspension. These methods induce biases, are difficult to reproduce, and involve tedious optimizations. In this study, we present digital holographic microscopy (DHM) as a label-free, nonperturbing means to quantify lipid droplets in differentiating adipocytes in a robust medium- to high-throughput manner. Taking advantage of the high refractive index of lipid droplets, DHM can assess the production of intracellular lipid droplets by differences in phase shift in a quantitative manner. Adipocytic differentiation, combined with other morphological features including cell confluence and cell death, was tracked over 6 days in live OP9 mesenchymal stromal cells. We compared DHM with other currently available methods of lipid droplet quantification and demonstrated its robustness with modulators of adipocytic differentiation in a dose-responsive manner. This study suggests DHM as a novel marker-free nonperturbing method to study lipid droplet accumulation and may be envisioned for drug screens and mechanistic studies on adipocytic differentiation.


Asunto(s)
Holografía , Gotas Lipídicas/metabolismo , Microscopía , Adipocitos/citología , Adipocitos/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular , Línea Celular , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador
6.
Nat Commun ; 15(1): 4314, 2024 May 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38773129

RESUMEN

Peroxisomes are eukaryotic organelles that are essential for multiple metabolic pathways, including fatty acid oxidation, degradation of amino acids, and biosynthesis of ether lipids. Consequently, peroxisome dysfunction leads to pediatric-onset neurodegenerative conditions, including Peroxisome Biogenesis Disorders (PBD). Due to the dynamic, tissue-specific, and context-dependent nature of their biogenesis and function, live cell imaging of peroxisomes is essential for studying peroxisome regulation, as well as for the diagnosis of PBD-linked abnormalities. However, the peroxisomal imaging toolkit is lacking in many respects, with no reporters for substrate import, nor cell-permeable probes that could stain dysfunctional peroxisomes. Here we report that the BODIPY-C12 fluorescent fatty acid probe stains functional and dysfunctional peroxisomes in live mammalian cells. We then go on to improve BODIPY-C12, generating peroxisome-specific reagents, PeroxiSPY650 and PeroxiSPY555. These probes combine high peroxisome specificity, bright fluorescence in the red and far-red spectrum, and fast non-cytotoxic staining, making them ideal tools for live cell, whole organism, or tissue imaging of peroxisomes. Finally, we demonstrate that PeroxiSPY enables diagnosis of peroxisome abnormalities in the PBD CRISPR/Cas9 cell models and patient-derived cell lines.


Asunto(s)
Compuestos de Boro , Ácidos Grasos , Colorantes Fluorescentes , Trastorno Peroxisomal , Peroxisomas , Peroxisomas/metabolismo , Humanos , Ácidos Grasos/metabolismo , Colorantes Fluorescentes/química , Compuestos de Boro/química , Trastorno Peroxisomal/metabolismo , Animales
7.
JCI Insight ; 9(14)2024 Jul 22.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39133652

RESUMEN

The development of targeted therapies offers new hope for patients affected by incurable cancer. However, multiple challenges persist, notably in controlling tumor cell plasticity in patients with refractory and metastatic illness. Neuroblastoma (NB) is an aggressive pediatric malignancy originating from defective differentiation of neural crest-derived progenitors with oncogenic activity due to genetic and epigenetic alterations and remains a clinical challenge for high-risk patients. To identify critical genes driving NB aggressiveness, we performed combined chromatin and transcriptome analyses on matched patient-derived xenografts (PDXs), spheroids, and differentiated adherent cultures derived from metastatic MYCN nonamplified tumors. Bone marrow kinase on chromosome X (BMX) was identified among the most differentially regulated genes in PDXs and spheroids versus adherent models. BMX expression correlated with high tumor stage and poor patient survival and was crucial to the maintenance of the self-renewal and tumorigenic potential of NB spheroids. Moreover, BMX expression positively correlated with the mesenchymal NB cell phenotype, previously associated with increased chemoresistance. Finally, BMX inhibitors readily reversed this cellular state, increased the sensitivity of NB spheroids toward chemotherapy, and partially reduced tumor growth in a preclinical NB model. Altogether, our study identifies BMX as a promising innovative therapeutic target for patients with high-risk MYCN nonamplified NB.


Asunto(s)
Proteína Proto-Oncogénica N-Myc , Neuroblastoma , Esferoides Celulares , Animales , Humanos , Ratones , Línea Celular Tumoral , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Proteína Proto-Oncogénica N-Myc/genética , Proteína Proto-Oncogénica N-Myc/metabolismo , Neuroblastoma/genética , Neuroblastoma/patología , Neuroblastoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Neuroblastoma/metabolismo , Esferoides Celulares/patología , Esferoides Celulares/metabolismo , Esferoides Celulares/efectos de los fármacos , Ensayos Antitumor por Modelo de Xenoinjerto
8.
Cancers (Basel) ; 14(6)2022 Mar 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35326726

RESUMEN

Recent evidence suggests that numerous similarities exist between the genomic landscapes of both conjunctival and cutaneous melanoma. Since alterations of several components of the MAP kinases, PI3K/mTOR, and cell cycle pathways have been reported in conjunctival melanoma, we decided to assess the sensitivity of conjunctival melanoma to targeted inhibition mostly of kinase inhibitors. A high content drug screening assay based on automated fluorescence microscopy was performed in three conjunctival melanoma cell lines with different genomic backgrounds with 489 kinase inhibitors and 53 other inhibitors. IC50 and apoptosis induction were respectively assessed for 53 and 48 compounds. The genomic background influenced the response to MAK and PI3K/mTOR inhibition, more specifically cell lines with BRAF V600E mutations were more sensitive to BRAF/MEK inhibition, while CRMM2 bearing the NRASQ61L mutation was more sensitive to PI3k/mTOR inhibition. All cell lines demonstrated sensitivity to cell cycle inhibition, being more pronounced in CRMM2, especially with polo-like inhibitors. Our data also revealed new vulnerabilities to Hsp90 and Src inhibition. This study demonstrates that the genomic background partially influences the response to targeted therapy and uncovers a large panel of potential vulnerabilities in conjunctival melanoma that may expand available options for the management of this tumor.

9.
Curr Res Virol Sci ; 3: 100019, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35072124

RESUMEN

Endemic human coronaviruses (hCoVs) 229E and OC43 cause respiratory disease with recurrent infections, while severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 spreads across the world with impact on health and societies. Here, we report an image-based multicycle infection procedure with α-coronavirus hCoV-229E-eGFP in an arrayed chemical library screen of 5440 clinical and preclinical compounds. Toxicity counter selection and challenge with the ß-coronaviruses OC43 and SARS-CoV-2 in tissue culture and human airway epithelial explant cultures (HAEEC) identified four FDA-approved compounds with oral availability. Methylene blue (MB, used for the treatment of methemoglobinemia), Mycophenolic acid (MPA, used in organ transplantation) and the anti-fungal agent Posaconazole (POS) had the broadest anti-CoV spectrum. They inhibited the shedding of SARS-CoV-2 and variants-of-concern (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) from HAEEC in either pre- or post exposure regimens at clinically relevant concentrations. Co-treatment of cultured cells with MB and the FDA-approved SARS-CoV-2 RNA-polymerase inhibitor Remdesivir reduced the effective anti-viral concentrations of MB by 2-fold, and Remdesivir by 4 to 10-fold, indicated by BLISS independence synergy modelling. Neither MB, nor MPA, nor POS affected the cell delivery of SARS-CoV-2 or OC43 (+)sense RNA, but blocked subsequent viral RNA accumulation in cells. Unlike Remdesivir, MB, MPA or POS did not reduce the release of viral RNA in post exposure regimen, thus indicating infection inhibition at a post-replicating step as well. In summary, the data emphasize the power of unbiased, full cycle compound screens to identify and repurpose broadly acting drugs against coronaviruses.

10.
Sci Data ; 9(1): 610, 2022 10 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36209289

RESUMEN

Viruses are genetically and structurally diverse, and outnumber cells by orders of magnitude. They can cause acute and chronic infections, suppress, or exacerbate immunity, or dysregulate survival and growth of cells. To identify chemical agents with pro- or antiviral effects we conducted arrayed high-content image-based multi-cycle infection screens of 1,280 mainly FDA-approved compounds with three human viruses, rhinovirus (RV), influenza A virus (IAV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV) differing in genome organization, composition, presence of an envelope, and tropism. Based on Z'-factors assessing screening quality and Z-scores ranking individual compounds, we identified potent inhibitors and enhancers of infection: the RNA mutagen 5-Azacytidine against RV-A16; the broad-spectrum antimycotic drug Clotrimazole inhibiting IAV-WSN; the chemotherapeutic agent Raltitrexed blocking HSV-1; and Clobetasol enhancing HSV-1. Remarkably, the topical antiseptic compound Aminacrine, which is clinically used against bacterial and fungal agents, inhibited all three viruses. Our data underscore the versatility and potency of image-based, full cycle virus propagation assays in cell-based screenings for antiviral agents.


Asunto(s)
Antiinfecciosos Locales , Herpes Simple , Virus de la Influenza A , Aminacrina/uso terapéutico , Antiinfecciosos Locales/uso terapéutico , Antivirales/farmacología , Azacitidina/uso terapéutico , Clobetasol/uso terapéutico , Clotrimazol/uso terapéutico , Herpes Simple/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Mutágenos/uso terapéutico , Rhinovirus
11.
SLAS Discov ; 25(5): 458-470, 2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31779505

RESUMEN

The ionotropic GABAA receptors represent the main target for different groups of widely used drugs having hypnotic and anxiolytic effects. So far, most approaches used to assess GABA activity involve invasive low -throughput electrophysiological techniques or rely on fluorescent dyes, preventing the ability to conduct noninvasive and thus nonperturbing screens. To address this limitation, we have developed an automated marker-free cell imaging method, based on digital holographic microscopy (DHM). This technology allows the automatically screening of compounds in multiple plates without having to label the cells or use special plates. This methodological approach was first validated by screening the GABAA receptor expressed in HEK cells using a selection of active compounds in agonist, antagonist, and modulator modes. Then, in a second blind screen of a library of 3041 compounds (mostly composed of natural products), 5 compounds having a specific agonist action on the GABAA receptor were identified. The hits validated from this unbiased screen were the natural products muscimol, neurosteroid alphaxalone, and three compounds belonging to the avermectin family, all known for having an agonistic effect on the GABAA receptor. The results obtained were exempt from false negatives (structurally similar unassigned hits), and false-positive hits were detected and discarded without the need for performing electrophysiological measurements. The outcome of the screen demonstrates the applicability of our screening by imaging method for the discovery of new chemical structures, particularly regarding chemicals interacting with the ionotropic GABAA receptor and more generally with any ligand-gated ion channels and transporters.


Asunto(s)
Agonistas de Receptores de GABA-A/aislamiento & purificación , Antagonistas de Receptores de GABA-A/aislamiento & purificación , Imagen Molecular/métodos , Receptores de GABA-A/genética , Productos Biológicos/química , Productos Biológicos/aislamiento & purificación , Fenómenos Electrofisiológicos , Agonistas de Receptores de GABA-A/química , Antagonistas de Receptores de GABA-A/química , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento/métodos , Holografía , Humanos , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador/métodos , Microscopía , Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/genética , Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico/metabolismo
12.
Sci Data ; 7(1): 265, 2020 08 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32788590

RESUMEN

Human adenoviruses (HAdVs) are fatal to immuno-suppressed individuals, but no effective anti-HAdV therapy is available. Here, we present a novel image-based high-throughput screening (HTS) platform, which scores the full viral replication cycle from virus entry to dissemination of progeny and second-round infections. We analysed 1,280 small molecular weight compounds of the Prestwick Chemical Library (PCL) for interference with HAdV-C2 infection in a quadruplicate, blinded format, and performed robust image analyses and hit filtering. We present the entire set of the screening data including all images, image analyses and data processing pipelines. The data are made available at the Image Data Resource (IDR, idr0081). Our screen identified Nelfinavir mesylate as an inhibitor of HAdV-C2 multi-round plaque formation, but not single round infection. Nelfinavir has been FDA-approved for anti-retroviral therapy in humans. Our results underscore the power of image-based full cycle infection assays in identifying viral inhibitors with clinical potential.


Asunto(s)
Adenovirus Humanos/efectos de los fármacos , Antivirales/farmacología , Bibliotecas de Moléculas Pequeñas/farmacología , Adenovirus Humanos/fisiología , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento , Nelfinavir/farmacología , Replicación Viral/efectos de los fármacos
13.
Nat Biomed Eng ; 4(9): 863-874, 2020 09.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32514094

RESUMEN

Stem-cell-derived epithelial organoids are routinely used for the biological and biomedical modelling of tissues. However, the complexity, lack of standardization and quality control of stem cell culture in solid extracellular matrices hampers the routine use of the organoids at the industrial scale. Here, we report the fabrication of microengineered cell culture devices and scalable and automated methods for suspension culture and real-time analysis of thousands of individual gastrointestinal organoids trapped in microcavity arrays within a polymer-hydrogel substrate. The absence of a solid matrix substantially reduces organoid heterogeneity, which we show for mouse and human gastrointestinal organoids. We use the devices to screen for anticancer drug candidates with patient-derived colorectal cancer organoids, and apply high-content image-based phenotypic analyses to reveal insights into mechanisms of drug action. The scalable organoid-culture technology should facilitate the use of organoids in drug development and diagnostics.


Asunto(s)
Técnicas de Cultivo de Célula/métodos , Organoides/citología , Células Madre/citología , Animales , Agregación Celular , Células Cultivadas , Dimetilpolisiloxanos/química , Evaluación Preclínica de Medicamentos , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento , Humanos , Hidrogeles/química , Intestinos/citología , Ratones , Organogénesis , Organoides/efectos de los fármacos , Organoides/crecimiento & desarrollo
14.
PLoS One ; 14(1): e0211268, 2019.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30695050

RESUMEN

Drug combinations are extensively used to treat cancer and are often selected according to complementary mechanisms. Here, we describe a cell-based high-throughput screening assay for identification of synergistic combinations between broadly applied platinum-based chemotherapeutics and drugs from a library composed of 1280 chemically and pharmacologically diverse (mostly FDA approved) compounds. The assay was performed on chemoresistant cell lines derived from lung (A549) and pancreatic (PANC-1) carcinoma, where platinum-based combination regimens are currently applied though with limited success. The synergistic combinations identified during the screening were validated by synergy quantification using the combination index method and via high content fluorescent microscopy analysis. New promising synergistic combinations discovered using this approach include compounds currently not used as anticancer drugs, such as cisplatin or carboplatin with hycanthone and cisplatin with spironolactone in pancreatic carcinoma, and carboplatin and deferoxamine in non-small cell lung cancer. Strong synergy between cisplatin or carboplatin and topotecan in PANC-1 cells, compared to A549 cells, suggests that this combination, currently used in lung cancer treatment regimens, could be applied to pancreatic carcinoma as well. Several drugs used to treat diseases other than cancer, including pyrvinium pamoate, auranofin, terfenadine and haloprogin, showed strong cytotoxicity on their own and synergistic interactions with platinum drugs. This study demonstrates that non-obvious drug combinations that would not be selected based on complementary mechanisms can be identified via high-throughput screening.


Asunto(s)
Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/farmacología , Neoplasias Pulmonares/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Pancreáticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Platino (Metal)/farmacología , Células A549 , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Línea Celular Tumoral , Proliferación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Reposicionamiento de Medicamentos , Resistencia a Antineoplásicos/efectos de los fármacos , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales/métodos , Sinergismo Farmacológico , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento/métodos , Humanos , Microscopía Fluorescente , Platino (Metal)/uso terapéutico , Pronóstico , Neoplasias Pancreáticas
15.
PLoS One ; 12(2): e0171052, 2017.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28166232

RESUMEN

Advances in treatment strategies together with an earlier diagnosis have considerably increased the average survival of cancer patients over the last four decades. Nevertheless, despite the growing number of new antineoplastic agents introduced each year, there is still no adequate therapy for problematic malignancies such as pancreatic, lung and stomach cancers. Consequently, it is important to ensure that existing drugs used to treat other types of cancers, and potentially other diseases, are not overlooked when searching for new chemotherapy regimens for these problematic cancer types. We describe a screening approach that identifies chemotherapeutics for the treatment of lung and pancreatic cancers, based on drugs already approved for other applications. Initially, the 1280 chemically and pharmacologically diverse compounds from the Prestwick Chemical Library® (PCL) were screened against A549 (lung cancer) and PANC-1 (pancreatic carcinoma) cells using the PrestoBlue fluorescent-based cell viability assay. More than 100 compounds from the PCL were identified as hits in one or both cell lines (80 of them, being drugs used to treat diseases other than cancer). Selected PCL hits were further evaluated in a dose-response manner. Promising candidates for repositioning emanating from this study include antiparasitics, cardiac glycosides, as well as the anticancer drugs vorinostat and topotecan.


Asunto(s)
Antineoplásicos/farmacología , Reposicionamiento de Medicamentos , Ensayos de Selección de Medicamentos Antitumorales , Antineoplásicos/uso terapéutico , Línea Celular Tumoral , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Relación Dosis-Respuesta a Droga , Ensayos Analíticos de Alto Rendimiento , Humanos
16.
Blood ; 111(1): 142-9, 2008 Jan 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17906078

RESUMEN

The canonical Wnt signaling pathway plays key roles in stem-cell maintenance, progenitor cell expansion, and lineage decisions. Transcriptional responses induced by Wnt depend on the association of either beta-catenin or gamma-catenin with lymphoid enhancer factor/T cell factor transcription factors. Here we show that hematopoiesis, including thymopoiesis, is normal in the combined absence of beta- and gamma-catenin. Double-deficient hematopoietic stem cells maintain long-term repopulation capacity and multilineage differentiation potential. Unexpectedly, 2 independent ex vivo reporter gene assays show that Wnt signal transmission is maintained in double-deficient hematopoietic stem cells, thymocytes, or peripheral T cells. In contrast, Wnt signaling is strongly reduced in thymocytes lacking TCF-1 or in nonhematopoietic cells devoid of beta-catenin. These data provide the first evidence that hematopoietic cells can transduce canonical Wnt signals in the combined absence of beta- and gamma-catenin.


Asunto(s)
Linaje de la Célula/fisiología , Hematopoyesis/fisiología , Timo/citología , beta Catenina/genética , gamma Catenina/genética , Animales , Células de la Médula Ósea/citología , Células de la Médula Ósea/metabolismo , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/citología , Células Madre Hematopoyéticas/metabolismo , Hibridomas , Ratones , Ratones Endogámicos C57BL , Ratones Transgénicos , Transducción de Señal/fisiología , Bazo/citología , Linfocitos T/citología , Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Proteínas Wnt/metabolismo , beta Catenina/metabolismo , gamma Catenina/metabolismo
17.
Semin Cancer Biol ; 17(1): 56-64, 2007 Feb.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17116402

RESUMEN

Extrachromosomal elements (EEs) were first discovered as minute chromatin bodies [Cox et al. Minute chromatin bodies in malignant tumors of childhood. Lancet 1965;62:55-8], and subsequently characterized as small circular DNA molecules physically separated from chromosomes. They include episomes, minichromosomes, small polydispersed DNAs or double minutes. This review focuses on eukaryotic EEs generated by genome rearrangements under physiological or pathological conditions. Some of those rearrangements occur randomly, but others are strictly non-random, highly regulated, and involve specific chromosomal locations (V(D)J-recombination, telomere maintenance mechanisms, c-myc deregulation). The multiple mechanisms of EEs formation are strongly interconnected and frequently linked to gene amplification. Identification of genes located on EEs will undoubtedly allow a better understanding of genome dynamics and oncogenic pathways.


Asunto(s)
Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Neoplasias/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-myc/genética , Animales , Linfocitos B/metabolismo , Diferenciación Celular , Cromatina/metabolismo , Cromosomas/ultraestructura , ADN/química , ADN/metabolismo , ADN Circular , Amplificación de Genes , Humanos , Plásmidos/genética , Linfocitos T/metabolismo , Telómero/metabolismo
18.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 102(27): 9613-8, 2005 Jul 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15983382

RESUMEN

In previous work, we showed that telomeres of normal cells are organized within the 3D space of the interphase nucleus in a nonoverlapping and cell cycle-dependent manner. This order is distorted in tumor cell nuclei where telomeres are found in close association forming aggregates of various numbers and sizes. Here we show that c-Myc overexpression induces telomeric aggregations in the interphase nucleus. Directly proportional to the duration of c-Myc deregulation, we observe three or five cycles of telomeric aggregate formation in interphase nuclei. These cycles reflect the onset and propagation of breakage-bridge-fusion cycles that are initiated by end-to-end telomeric fusions of chromosomes. Subsequent to initial chromosomal breakages, new fusions follow and the breakage-bridge-fusion cycles continue. During this time, nonreciprocal translocations are generated. c-Myc-dependent remodeling of the organization of telomeres thus precedes the onset of genomic instability and subsequently leads to chromosomal rearrangements. Our findings reveal that c-Myc possesses the ability to structurally modify chromosomes through telomeric fusions, thereby reorganizing the genetic information.


Asunto(s)
Inestabilidad Cromosómica/fisiología , Cromosomas de los Mamíferos/fisiología , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Reordenamiento Génico/genética , Interfase/fisiología , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas c-myc/metabolismo , Telómero/genética , Animales , Apoptosis/fisiología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Núcleo Celular/fisiología , Inestabilidad Cromosómica/genética , Pintura Cromosómica , Cromosomas de los Mamíferos/genética , Procesamiento de Imagen Asistido por Computador , Inmunohistoquímica , Hibridación Fluorescente in Situ , Interfase/genética , Cariotipificación , Ratones
SELECCIÓN DE REFERENCIAS
DETALLE DE LA BÚSQUEDA