The cancer biology of whole-chromosome instability.
Oncogene
; 32(40): 4727-36, 2013 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23318433
ABSTRACT
One form of chromosome instability (CIN), the recurrent missegregation of whole chromosomes during cell division (W-CIN), leads to aneuploidy. Although W-CIN is a hallmark of most cancers, mutations in genes involved in chromosome segregation are exceedingly rare. We discuss an oncogene-induced mitotic stress model that provides a mechanistic framework to explain this paradox. We also review the tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressing consequences of W-CIN. Importantly, we do this in the context of cancer as a complex systemic disease, rather than as a simple linearly progressing disorder that arises from a single abnormal cell population. Accordingly, we highlight the often neglected effects of W-CIN on key non-cell-autonomous entities, such as the immune system and the tumor microenvironment. Distinct tissue-specific susceptibilities to W-CIN-induced tumorigenesis and the clinical implications of W-CIN are also discussed.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Instabilidade Cromossômica
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Oncogene
Assunto da revista:
BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR
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NEOPLASIAS
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália