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Clerbaux, L.A.* ; Cordier, P.* ; Desboeufs, N.* ; Unger, K. ; Leary, P.* ; Semere, G.* ; Boege, Y.* ; Chan, L.K.* ; Desdouets, C.* ; Lopes, M.* ; Weber, A.*

Mcl-1 deficiency in murine livers leads to nuclear polyploidisation and mitotic errors: Implications for hepatocellular carcinoma.

JHEP Rep. 5:100838 (2023)
Verlagsversion DOI PMC
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Background & Aims: Mcl-1, an antiapoptotic protein overexpressed in many tumours, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), represents a promising target for cancer treatment. Although Mcl-1 non-apoptotic roles might critically influence the therapeutic potential of Mcl-1 inhibitors, these functions remain poorly understood. We aimed to investigate the effects of hepatic Mcl-1 deficiency (Mcl-1Δhep) on hepatocyte ploidy and cell cycle in murine liver in vivo and the possible implications on HCC. Methods: Livers of young Mcl-1Δhep and wild-type (WT) mice were analysed for ploidy profile, mitotic figures, in situ chromosome segregation, gene set enrichment analysis and were subjected to two-thirds partial hepatectomy to assess Mcl-1 deficiency effect on cell cycle progression in vivo. Mcl-1Δhep tumours in older mice were analysed for ploidy profile, chromosomal instability, and mutational signatures via whole exome sequencing. Results: In young mice, Mcl-1 deficiency leads to nuclear polyploidy and to high rates of mitotic errors with abnormal spindle figures and chromosome mis-segregation along with a prolonged spindle assembly checkpoint activation signature. Chromosomal instability and altered ploidy profile are observed in Mcl-1Δhep tumours of old mice as well as a characteristic mutational signature of currently unknown aetiology. Conclusions: Our study suggests novel non-apoptotic effects of Mcl-1 deficiency on nuclear ploidy, mitotic regulation, and chromosomal segregation in hepatocytes in vivo. In addition, the Mcl-1 deficiency characteristic mutational signature might reflect mitotic issues. These results are of importance to consider when developing anti-Mcl-1 therapies to treat cancer. Impact and implications: Although Mcl-1 inhibitors represent promising hepatocellular carcinoma treatment, the still poorly understood non-apoptotic roles of Mcl-1 might compromise their successful clinical application. Our study shows that Mcl-1 deficiency leads to nuclear polyploidy, mitotic errors, and aberrant chromosomal segregation in hepatocytes in vivo, whereas hepatocellular tumours spontaneously induced by Mcl-1 deficiency exhibit chromosomal instability and a mutational signature potentially reflecting mitotic issues. These results have potential implications for the development of anti-Mcl-1 therapies to treat hepatocellular carcinoma, especially as hyperproliferative liver is a clinically relevant situation.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Chromosome Segregation ; Hepatocarcinogenesis ; Liver ; Mcl-1 ; Mutational Signature ; Polyploidy; Dna-damage; Proliferation; Hepatocytes; Maintenance; Signatures; Mechanism; Apoptosis; Stress; Ploidy
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2589-5559
e-ISSN 2589-5559
Zeitschrift JHEP Reports
Quellenangaben Band: 5, Heft: 10, Seiten: , Artikelnummer: 100838 Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Institut(e) Translational Metabolic Oncology (TMO)
Förderungen Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
ISREC foundation (Fondation de soutien a la recherche sur le cancer en Suisse)
Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich (CCCZ) Funding Program