Abstract
Alterations in chromatin remodeling genes have been increasingly implicated in human oncogenesis. Specifically, the biallelic inactivation of the SWI/SNF subunit SMARCB1 results in the emergence of extremely aggressive pediatric malignancies. Here, we developed embryonic mosaic mouse models of malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs) that faithfully recapitulate the clinical-pathological features of the human disease. We demonstrated that SMARCB1-deficient malignancies exhibit dramatic activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) and ER stress response via a genetically intact MYC-p19 ARF -p53 axis. As a consequence, these tumors display an exquisite sensitivity to agents inducing proteotoxic stress and inhibition of the autophagic machinery. In conclusion, our findings provide a rationale for drug repositioning trials investigating combinations of agents targeting the UPR and autophagy in SMARCB1-deficient MRTs.
Lingua originale | English |
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pagine (da-a) | 204-220.e9 |
Rivista | Cancer Cell |
Volume | 35 |
DOI | |
Stato di pubblicazione | Pubblicato - 2019 |
Keywords
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Autophagy
- BIRC5
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16
- ER stress
- Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Humans
- MYC
- Male
- Mice, 129 Strain
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Knockout
- Proteasome Inhibitors
- Proteostasis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc
- Rhabdoid Tumor
- SMARCB1
- SMARCB1 Protein
- Signal Transduction
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Tumor Suppressor Protein p53
- Unfolded Protein Response
- autophagy
- embryonic mosaic GEM models
- p53
- proteasome inhibitors
- renal medullary carcinoma
- rhabdoid tumors