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ArticleOncogene2015

Chromosomal instability causes sensitivity to metabolic stress.

Z Shaukat, D Liu, A Choo, R Hussain, L O'Keefe, R Richards, R Saint, S L Gregory

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Article in Oncogene, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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8 authors.

Z ShaukatSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
D LiuSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
A ChooSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
R HussainSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
L O'KeefeSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
R RichardsSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
R SaintSchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.
S L GregorySchool of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Adelaide, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosomal INstability (CIN), a hallmark of cancer, refers to cells with an increased rate of gain or loss of whole chromosomes or chromosome parts. CIN is linked to the progression of tumors with poor clinical outcomes such as drug resistance. CIN can give tumors the diversity to resist therapy, but it comes at the cost of significant stress to tumor cells. To tolerate this, cancer cells must modify their energy use to provide adaptation against genetic changes as well as to promote their survival and growth. In this study, we have demonstrated that CIN induction causes sensitivity to metabolic stress. We show that mild metabolic disruption that does not affect normal cells, can lead to high levels of oxidative stress and subsequent cell death in CIN cells because they are already managing elevated stress levels. Altered metabolism is a differential characteristic of cancer cells, so our identification of key regulators that can exploit these changes to cause cell death may provide cancer-specific potential drug targets, especially for advanced cancers that exhibit CIN.

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Chromosomal InstabilityAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedApoptosisDNA DamageDrosophila melanogasterEmbryo, NonmammalianGlutathioneLipid PeroxidationNeoplasmsOxidative StressReactive Oxygen SpeciesStress, PhysiologicalGlutathioneReactive Oxygen Species

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PMID25347746

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