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p53-Dependent Nestin Regulation Links Tumor Suppression to Cellular Plasticity in Liver Cancer

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Tschaharganeh, Darjus F., Xue, Wen, Calvisi, Diego F., Evert, Matthias, Michurina, Tatyana V., Dow, Lukas E., Banito, Ana, Katz, Sarah F. +10 more·2014·Cell

Abstract

The p53 tumor suppressor coordinates a series of antiproliferative responses that restrict the expansion of malignant cells, and as a consequence, p53 is lost or mutated in the majority of human cancers. Here, we show that p53 restricts expression of the stem and progenitor-cell-associated protein nestin in an Sp1/3 transcription-factor-dependent manner and that Nestin is required for tumor initiation in vivo. Moreover, loss of p53 facilitates dedifferentiation of mature hepatocytes into nestin-positive progenitor-like cells, which are poised to differentiate into hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) or cholangiocarcinomas (CCs) in response to lineage-specific mutations that target Wnt and Notch signaling, respectively. Many human HCCs and CCs show elevated nestin expression, which correlates with p53 loss of function and is associated with decreased patient survival. Therefore, transcriptional repression of Nestin by p53 restricts cellular plasticity and tumorigenesis in liver cancer.

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Tschaharganeh, D. F., Xue, W., Calvisi, D. F., Evert, M., Michurina, T. V., Dow, L. E., Banito, A., Katz, S. F., Kastenhuber, E. R., Weissmueller, S., Huang, C.-H., Lechel, A., Andersen, J. B., Capper, D., Zender, L., Longerich, T., Enikolopov, G., & Lowe, S. W.
Affiliations
  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (US)
  • Universitätsmedizin Greifswald (DE)
  • Universität Ulm (DE)
  • University of Copenhagen (DK)
  • German Cancer Research Center (DE)
  • University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
Corresponding author
Lowe, Scott W.
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-07
Volume
158
Issue
3
Pages
579-592
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1980168406
Cited by
227
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
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erratum (2016-06-02)
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  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Institutional Repository (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (submittedVersion)
  • Research at the University of Copenhagen (University of Copenhagen) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • National Institutes of Health (5p30ca045508-35)
  • National Cancer Institute (P01CA087497, P30-CA045508, P01CA013106, P30CA008748)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Liver physiology and pathology
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Cells and Metastasis
Keywords
p53, nestin, hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, liver cancer, cellular plasticity, dedifferentiation, progenitor-like cells, Wnt signaling, Notch signaling, tumor suppression, transcriptional repression, patient survival
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Transformation, Neoplastic, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Humans, Liver Neoplasms, Prognosis, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53, Sp1 Transcription Factor, Hepatocytes, Mice, Sp3 Transcription Factor, Nestin

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