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Mitotic catastrophe: a mechanism for avoiding genomic instability

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Vitale, Ilio, Galluzzi, Lorenzo, Castedo, Maria, Kroemer, Guido·2011·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

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The improper distribution of chromosomes during mitosis compromises cellular functions and can reduce cellular fitness or contribute to malignant transformation. As a countermeasure, higher eukaryotes have developed strategies for eliminating mitosis-incompetent cells, one of which is mitotic catastrophe. Mitotic catastrophe is driven by a complex and poorly understood signalling cascade but, from a functional perspective, it can be defined as an oncosuppressive mechanism that precedes (and is distinct from) apoptosis, necrosis or senescence. Accordingly, the disruption of mitotic catastrophe precipitates tumorigenesis and cancer progression, and its induction constitutes a therapeutic endpoint.

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Authors
Vitale, I., Galluzzi, L., Castedo, M., & Kroemer, G.
Affiliations
  • Inserm (FR)
  • Université Paris-Sud (FR)
Corresponding author
Kroemer, Guido
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2011-04-29
Volume
12
Issue
6
Pages
385-392
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
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W2026143081
Cited by
834
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97
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5.15
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Cineca Institutional Research Information System (Tor Vergata University) (submittedVersion)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale
  • Ligue Contre le Cancer
  • Institut National Du Cancer
  • Institut Gustave-Roussy
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Microtubule and mitosis dynamics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer-related Molecular Pathways
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
Keywords
mitotic catastrophe, genomic instability, chromosome segregation errors, oncosuppression, malignant transformation, carcinogenesis, tumor progression, cell elimination, signaling pathways, cancer therapy
MeSH terms
Aneuploidy, Animals, Autophagy, Cell Cycle, Cell Division, Chromosome Aberrations, Chromosomes, Humans, Mitosis, Spindle Apparatus, Necrosis, Apoptosis, Genomic Instability, Mice

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