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Oncogene ; 33(2): 181-92, 2014 Jan 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23318449

ABSTRACT

Chromosomes are dynamic structures that must be reversibly condensed and unfolded to accommodate mitotic division and chromosome segregation. Histone modifications are involved in the striking chromatin reconfiguration taking place during mitosis. However, the mechanisms that regulate activity and function of histone-modifying factors as cells enter and exit mitosis are poorly understood. Here, we show that the anaphase-promoting complex or cyclosome (APC/C) is involved in the mitotic turnover of TRRAP (TRansformation/tRanscription domain-Associated Protein), a common component of histone acetyltransferase (HAT) complexes, and that the pre-mitotic degradation of TRRAP is mediated by the APC/C ubiquitin ligase activators Cdc20 and Cdh1. Ectopic expression of both Cdh1 and Cdc20 reduced the levels of coexpressed TRRAP protein and induced its ubiquitination. TRRAP overexpression or stabilization induces multiple mitotic defects, including lagging chromosomes, chromosome bridges and multipolar spindles. In addition, lack of sister chromatid cohesion and impaired chromosome condensation were found after TRRAP overexpression or stabilization. By using a truncated form of TRRAP, we show that mitotic delay is associated with a global histone H4 hyperacetylation induced by TRRAP overexpression. These results demonstrate that the chromatin modifier TRRAP is targeted for destruction in a cell cycle-dependent fashion. They also suggest that degradation of TRRAP by the APC/C is necessary for a proper condensation of chromatin and proper chromosome segregation. Chromatin compaction mediated by histone modifiers may represent a fundamental arm for APC/C orchestration of the mitotic machinery.


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Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing/metabolism , Cell Cycle , Nuclear Proteins/metabolism , Acetylation , Anaphase-Promoting Complex-Cyclosome/physiology , Antigens, CD , Cadherins/physiology , Cdc20 Proteins/physiology , Cell Line, Tumor , Chromosome Segregation , Histones/metabolism , Humans , Mitosis , Ubiquitination
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Cell Death Dis ; 4: e871, 2013 Oct 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24136235

ABSTRACT

The receptor tyrosine kinase Met and its ligand, the hepatocyte growth factor, are essential to embryonic development, whereas the deregulation of Met signaling is associated with tumorigenesis. While ligand-activated Met promotes survival, caspase-dependent generation of the p40 Met fragment leads to apoptosis induction - hallmark of the dependence receptor. Although the survival signaling pathways induced by Met are well described, the pro-apoptotic signaling pathways are unknown. We show that, although p40 Met contains the entire kinase domain, it accelerates apoptosis independently of kinase activity. In cell cultures undergoing apoptosis, the fragment shows a mitochondrial localization, required for p40 Met-induced cell death. Fulminant hepatic failure induced in mice leads to the generation of p40 Met localized also in the mitochondria, demonstrating caspase cleavage of Met in vivo. According to its localization, the fragment induces mitochondrial permeabilization, which is inhibited by Bak silencing and Bcl-xL overexpression. Moreover, Met silencing delays mitochondrial permeabilization induced by an apoptotic treatment. Thus, the Met-dependence receptor in addition to its well-known role in survival signaling mediated by its kinase activity, also participates in the intrinsic apoptosis pathway through the generation of p40 Met - a caspase-dependent fragment of Met implicated in the mitochondrial permeabilization process.


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Apoptosis , Caspases/metabolism , Peptide Fragments/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/metabolism , Signal Transduction , Animals , Cell Survival , Cytochromes c/metabolism , Dogs , Epithelial Cells/enzymology , Gene Silencing , Humans , Ligands , Madin Darby Canine Kidney Cells , Male , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mitochondria, Liver/metabolism , Permeability , Protein Transport , Subcellular Fractions/metabolism , bcl-2 Homologous Antagonist-Killer Protein/metabolism , bcl-2-Associated X Protein/metabolism , bcl-X Protein/metabolism
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