UMMS Affiliation

Department of Molecular, Cell and Cancer Biology

Publication Date

2013-02-13

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Cancer Biology | Cell Biology | Genetics and Genomics | Molecular Biology

Abstract

Multiple genes involved in endocytosis and endosomal protein trafficking in Drosophila have been shown to function as neoplastic tumor suppressor genes (nTSGs), including Endosomal Sorting Complex Required for Transport-II (ESCRT-II) components vacuolar protein sorting 22 (vps22), vps25, and vps36. However, most studies of endocytic nTSGs have been done in mosaic tissues containing both mutant and non-mutant populations of cells, and interactions among mutant and non-mutant cells greatly influence the final phenotype. Thus, the true autonomous phenotype of tissues mutant for endocytic nTSGs remains unclear. Here, we show that tissues predominantly mutant for ESCRT-II components display characteristics of neoplastic transformation and then undergo apoptosis. These neoplastic tissues show upregulation of c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK), Notch, and Janus Kinase (JAK)/Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription (STAT) signaling. Significantly, while inhibition of JNK signaling in mutant tissues partially inhibits proliferation, inhibition of JAK/STAT signaling rescues other aspects of the neoplastic phenotype. This is the first rigorous study of tissues predominantly mutant for endocytic nTSGs and provides clear evidence for cooperation among de-regulated signaling pathways leading to tumorigenesis.

DOI of Published Version

10.1371/journal.pone.0056021

Source

PLoS One. 2013;8(2):e56021. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0056021. Epub 2013 Feb 13. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

PloS one

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PubMed ID

23418496

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