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Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Genomic Stability in Breast Cancer Require PI3K-C2α Scaffolding Function

Published inCancer Cell, vol. 32, no. 4, p. 444-459.e7
Publication date2017
Abstract

Proper organization of the mitotic spindle is key to genetic stability, but molecular components of inter-microtubule bridges that crosslink kinetochore fibers (K-fibers) are still largely unknown. Here we identify a kinase-independent function of class II phosphoinositide 3-OH kinase α (PI3K-C2α) acting as limiting scaffold protein organizing clathrin and TACC3 complex crosslinking K-fibers. Downregulation of PI3K-C2α causes spindle alterations, delayed anaphase onset, and aneuploidy, indicating that PI3K-C2α expression is required for genomic stability. Reduced abundance of PI3K-C2α in breast cancer models initially impairs tumor growth but later leads to the convergent evolution of fast-growing clones with mitotic checkpoint defects. As a consequence of altered spindle, loss of PI3K-C2α increases sensitivity to taxane-based therapy in pre-clinical models and in neoadjuvant settings.

Keywords
  • Animals
  • Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy/genetics/pathology
  • Cell Cycle Proteins/physiology
  • Cell Proliferation
  • Genomic Instability
  • Humans
  • MCF-7 Cells
  • Mad2 Proteins/physiology
  • Mice
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins/physiology
  • Nuclear Proteins/physiology
  • Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/physiology
  • Spindle Apparatus/physiology
  • Taxoids/therapeutic use
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GULLUNI, Federico et al. Mitotic Spindle Assembly and Genomic Stability in Breast Cancer Require PI3K-C2α Scaffolding Function. In: Cancer Cell, 2017, vol. 32, n° 4, p. 444–459.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.ccell.2017.09.002
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