Diaz-Rodríguez Elena, Sotillo Rocio, Schvartzman Juan-Manuel, Benezra Robert
Program in Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Oct 28;105(43):16719-24. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0803504105. Epub 2008 Oct 21.
Hec1 (Highly Expressed in Cancer 1) is one of four proteins of the outer kinetochore Ndc80 complex involved in the dynamic interface between centromeres and spindle microtubules. Its overexpression is seen in a variety of human tumors and correlates with tumor grade and prognosis. We show here that the overexpression of Hec1 in an inducible mouse model results in mitotic checkpoint hyperactivation. As previously observed with overexpression of the Mad2 gene, hyperactivation of the mitotic checkpoint leads to aneuploidy in vitro and is sufficient to generate tumors in vivo that harbor significant levels of aneuploidy. These results underscore the role of chromosomal instability as a result of mitotic checkpoint hyperactivation in the initiation of tumorigenesis.
Hec1(癌症高表达蛋白1)是外着丝粒Ndc80复合物的四种蛋白质之一,参与着丝粒与纺锤体微管之间的动态界面。在多种人类肿瘤中都可见其过表达,且与肿瘤分级和预后相关。我们在此表明,在可诱导的小鼠模型中Hec1的过表达会导致有丝分裂检查点过度激活。正如之前在Mad2基因过表达时所观察到的那样,有丝分裂检查点的过度激活在体外会导致非整倍体,并且足以在体内产生具有显著非整倍体水平的肿瘤。这些结果强调了有丝分裂检查点过度激活导致的染色体不稳定性在肿瘤发生起始过程中的作用。