Combined inactivation of pRB and hippo pathways induces dedifferentiation in the Drosophila retina.
Combined inactivation of pRB and hippo pathways induces dedifferentiation in the Drosophila retina.
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pgen.1000918
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发表时间：
2010-04-22
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影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Frolov MV
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作者：
Nicolay BN;Bayarmagnai B;Moon NS;Benevolenskaya EV;Frolov MV
Functional inactivation of the Retinoblastoma (pRB) pathway is an early and obligatory event in tumorigenesis. The importance of pRB is usually explained by its ability to promote cell cycle exit. Here, we demonstrate that, independently of cell cycle exit control, in cooperation with the Hippo tumor suppressor pathway, pRB functions to maintain the terminally differentiated state. We show that mutations in the Hippo signaling pathway, wts or hpo, trigger widespread dedifferentiation of rbf mutant cells in the Drosophila eye. Initially, rbf wts or rbf hpo double mutant cells are morphologically indistinguishable from their wild-type counterparts as they properly differentiate into photoreceptors, form axonal projections, and express late neuronal markers. However, the double mutant cells cannot maintain their neuronal identity, dedifferentiate, and thus become uncommitted eye specific cells. Surprisingly, this dedifferentiation is fully independent of cell cycle exit defects and occurs even when inappropriate proliferation is fully blocked by a de2f1 mutation. Thus, our results reveal the novel involvement of the pRB pathway during the maintenance of a differentiated state and suggest that terminally differentiated Rb mutant cells are intrinsically prone to dedifferentiation, can be converted to progenitor cells, and thus contribute to cancer advancement. The inability to respond to growth inhibitory cues is one acquired trait of a cancer cell. Almost all such signals are eventually routed through the Retinoblastoma (pRB) tumor suppressor pathway. Therefore, inactivation of the pRB pathway is considered to be an early and obligatory event during transformation of a normal cell into a malignant cancer cell. In this study, we found that inactivation of the Hippo pathway makes Rb mutant cells prone to undergo morphological changes and to become less differentiated, progenitor-like cells. Furthermore, we show that this was independent of the failure of Rb mutant cells to properly respond to cell cycle exit cues. These results are significant since, in general, tumors containing progenitor-like cells have a higher potential to progress through later stages of tumorigenesis and to become more aggressive and more deadly. Thus, the inactivation of Rb not only renders cells insensitive to growth inhibitory signals, but also sensitizes cells to revert to a progenitor-like state.
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