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Sox10 promotes the formation and maintenance of giant congenital naevi and melanoma

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Shakhova, Olga, Zingg, Daniel, Schaefer, Simon M., Hari, Lisette, Civenni, Gianluca, Blunschi, Jacqueline, Claudinot, Stéphanie, Okoniewski, Michal +8 more·2012·Nature Cell Biology

Abstract

Giant congenital naevi are pigmented childhood lesions that frequently lead to melanoma, the most aggressive skin cancer. The mechanisms underlying this malignancy are largely unknown, and there are no effective therapies. Here we describe a mouse model for giant congenital naevi and show that naevi and melanoma prominently express Sox10, a transcription factor crucial for the formation of melanocytes from the neural crest. Strikingly, Sox10 haploinsufficiency counteracts Nras(Q61K)-driven congenital naevus and melanoma formation without affecting the physiological functions of neural crest derivatives in the skin. Moreover, Sox10 is also crucial for the maintenance of neoplastic cells in vivo. In human patients, virtually all congenital naevi and melanomas are SOX10 positive. Furthermore, SOX10 silencing in human melanoma cells suppresses neural crest stem cell properties, counteracts proliferation and cell survival, and completely abolishes in vivo tumour formation. Thus, SOX10 represents a promising target for the treatment of congenital naevi and melanoma in human patients.

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  • Some NCSC factors, such as SOX10 and YY1, are activated upon melanoma formation and are required for melanoma growth.

    “while some NCSC factors, such as SOX10 and YY1, are activated upon melanoma formation and are required for melanoma growth16,19,29,69”

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Shakhova, O., Zingg, D., Schaefer, S. M., Hari, L., Civenni, G., Blunschi, J., Claudinot, S., Okoniewski, M., Beermann, F., Mihic-Probst, D., Moch, H., Wegner, M., Dummer, R., Barrandon, Y., Cinelli, P., & Sommer, L.
Affiliations
  • University of Zurich (CH)
  • École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (CH)
  • Functional Genomics Center Zurich (CH)
  • University Hospital Zurich (CH)
  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (DE)
Corresponding author
  • Shakhova, Olga
  • Sommer, Lukas
Venue
Nature Cell Biology
Published
2012-07-08
Volume
14
Issue
8
Pages
882-890
ISSN
  • 1465-7392 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4679
OpenAlex
W1985577088
Cited by
274
References
33
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Nature Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (acceptedVersion, other-oa)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
  • Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • IRIS (submittedVersion)
  • SERVAL (Université de Lausanne) (submittedVersion)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation
  • Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (NRP 63)
  • Universität Zürich
  • Functional Genomics Center Zurich
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Melanoma and MAPK Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
Keywords
SOX10, melanoma, neural crest stem cells, melanocyte development, NRAS Q61K, cell proliferation, cell survival, mouse model
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Line, Child, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Humans, Immunohistochemistry, Infant, Male, Melanoma, Mice, Inbred BALB C, Mice, Inbred C3H, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Nevus, Biomarkers, Tumor, Blotting, Western, Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, Cell Line, Tumor, Microarray Analysis, Mice, SOXE Transcription Factors, Haploinsufficiency, Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

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