Recherche de gènes suppresseurs de tumeurs impliqués dans la carcinogenèse hépatique humaine

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Réactivation de p53 dans les tumeurs : une stratégie antitumorale prometteuse

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p19INK4d Controls Hematopoietic Stem Cells in a Cell-Autonomous Manner during Genotoxic Stress and through the Microenvironment during Aging

Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are characterized by the capacity for self-renewal and the ability to reconstitute the entire hematopoietic compartment. Thrombopoietin maintains adult HSCs in a quiescent state through the induction of cell cycle inhibitors p57Kip2 and p19INK4d. Using the p19INK4d−/− mouse model, we investigated the role of p19INK4d in basal and stress-induced hematopoiesis. We demonstrate that p19INK4d is involved in the regulation of HSC quiescence by inhibition of the G0/G1 cell cycle transition. Under genotoxic stress conditions, the absence of p19INK4d in HSCs leads to accelerated cell cycle exit, accumulation of DNA double-strand breaks, and apoptosis when cells progress to the S/G2-M stages of the cell cycle. Moreover, p19INK4d controls the HSC microenvironment through negative regulation of megakaryopoiesis. Deletion of p19INK4d results in megakaryocyte hyperproliferation and increased transforming growth factor β1 secretion. This leads to fibrosis in the bone marrow and spleen, followed by loss of HSCs during aging

Frequent mutations of hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 in colorectal cancer with microsatellite instability

Background & Aims: The TCF1 gene encoding hepatocyte nuclear factor 1alpha (HNF1), a transcription factor germline mutated in patients with maturity-onset diabetes of the young type 3, was recently found to be frequently inactivated by biallelic alterations in liver adenoma and in rare hepatocellular carcinomas. The impact of HNF1 in colorectal carcinogenesis has not been studied until now. Colorectal cancer is characterized by the existence of different molecular mechanisms known as microsatellite stable or unstable tumors. Methods: At first, a series of 10 adenomas and 29 colon cancers regardless of microsatellite instability status were screened for TCF1 mutations on the entire coding sequence. Results: Three mutations in microsatellite instability high (MSI-H) tumors were found in the exon 4 polymorphic poly-cytosin (C)(8) or (C)(9) tract and consisted of a cytosin deletion at position 291. To further characterize the prevalence of TCF1 mutations in the subgroup of MSI-H tumors, 52 additional MSI-H samples were screened for exon 4 alterations; 23% of MSI-H tumors (95% confidence interval, 14%-36%) were found to harbor frameshift at the poly-cytosin tract. The (C)(9) allele was significantly more frequently mutated than the (C)(8) allele (22% vs. 8%; P = 0.03), showing a higher instability of the longer repetition. Conclusions: These results show a role for HNF1 in MSI-H colorectal carcinogenesis