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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Mapping the Expression of Cyclin Dependent Kinase Inhibitors in High-Risk Neuroblastoma Cell Lines : Dynamics on Cell-Fate Decisions on Proliferation/Cell Cycle Arrest / Kartläggning av Cyklinberoende Kinasinhibitorer hosHögrisk Neuroblastom Cellinjer : Dynamik vid Beslut omProliferation eller Cellcykelstopp

López Lorenzo, Ximena January 2020 (has links)
Poor prognosis for high-risk neuroblastoma patients makes it necessary to find novel treatmentstrategies. This work aims to understand the cell cycle behavior of various high-riskneuroblastoma cell lines following chemotherapy treatment. Here, we mapped the expressionof cell cycle dependent proteins, p21 and p27, in seven high-risk neuroblastoma celllines. All cell lines showed an overall impaired growth following doxorubicin treatment.However, regrowth was observed in all cell lines between day 6 to 15 by forming colonies.The expression of p21 and p27 was measured in all cell lines showing an upregulationof p21 in 3 out of 5 p53 mutated cell lines while it was downregulated in the 2 cell lineswith a p53 wild type. Furthermore, inhibition assays using inhibitors of CHK1/2, p21 ,andSKP2 were performed. The results were promising as the CHK1/2 inhibitor reduced cellviability in all tested cell lines, while the p21 inhibitor had an effect in 3 out of 6 testedcell lines and the SKP2 inhibitor in 4 out of 6 tested cell lines. Confluency measurementover 15 days showed impaired growth following treatment with the CHK1/2 inhibitor for3 out of 6 tested cell lines and p21 inhibitor in 1 out of 6 tested cell lines. The obtainedresults were encouraging and might aid in finding a novel treatment strategy preventingresistance and relapse in neuroblastoma. However, further studies are needed in order tovalidate the efficacy and safety of these promising drugs in neuroblastoma patients. / Dålig prognos för högrisk neuroblastompatienter gör det nödvändigt att hitta nya behandlingsstrategier.Detta arbete syftar till att förstå cellcykelbeteendet hos olika högrisk neuroblastomcellinjerefter kemoterapibehandling. I denna studie kartlades uttrycket av cellcykelberoendeproteinerna, p21 och p27, i sju högrisk neuroblastomcellinjer. Alla cellinjervisade en total nedsatt tillväxt efter doxorubicinbehandling. Återväxt observerades emellertidmellan dag 6 och 15 genom bildandet av kolonier. Uttrycket av p21 och p27 mättesi alla cellinjer. Resultaten visade en uppreglering av p21 i 3 av 5 p53-muterade cellinjermedans det nedreglerades i de två cellinjerna med en p53-vildtyp. Vidare utfördes inhiberingsanalysermed användning av hämmare mot CHK1/2, p21 eller, SKP2. Resultatenär lovande då CHK1/2-hämmaren reducerade cellviabiliteten i alla testade cellinjer, medanp21-hämmaren hade en effekt i 3 av 6 testade cellinjer och SKP2 i 4 av 6 testadecellinjer. Konfluensmätning under 15 dagar visade nedsatt tillväxt efter behandling medCHK1/2-hämmaren för 3 av 6 testade cellinjer och p21-hämmare i 1 av 6 testade cellinjer.De erhållna resultaten är lovande och kan hjälpa till att hitta en ny behandlingsstrategi somförhindrar resistens och återfall i neuroblastom. Ytterligare studier behövs emellertid föratt validera effektiviteten och säkerheten för dessa lovande läkemedel hos neuroblastompatienter.
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Mécanismes orchestrant la sortie du cycle cellulaire opérant en G2 / Mechanisms orchestrating cell cycle exit operating G2

Lossaint, Gérald 25 June 2010 (has links)
La dérégulation du système de surveillance qui bloque la prolifération lorsque l'intégrité du génome est compromise fait partie intégrante de la cancérogenèse. Nous cherchons à décortiquer les mécanismes qui, en phase G2, orchestrent l'arrêt du cycle cellulaire, irréversible, en présence des lésions de l'ADN (sénescence) ou réversible (quiescence), en absence de signaux mitogéniques ou confluence. L'objectif du premier volet fut d'élucider les rôles respectifs de l'inhibiteur de CDK (CKI) p21Waf1 et des kinases Chk1 et Chk2 dans l'arrêt en G2 dû au stress génotoxique menant à la sénescence. Nous avons montré que dans les cellules humaines normales cet arrêt nécessite l'action de p21 et Chk1 tandis que Chk2 n'est pas requise. Au contraire, dans plusieurs lignées cancéreuses, malgré la présence de p53, ce rôle de p21 est compromis à cause d'une activation inefficace de la kinase ATM. Par conséquent, en dépit d'une forte activation de Chk1 bloquant la mitose, ces cellules ne parviennent pas à initier la sénescence (Lossaint et al., soumis). L'objectif du deuxième volet fut de mettre en évidence le programme déclenchant la quiescence lors de confluence ou en absence de sérum. Les travaux antérieurs de l'équipe ont montré que cette décision pouvait être prise avant la mitose même si l'arrêt du cycle n'a lieu qu'en phase G1 suivante. En étudiant les fibroblastes synchronisés nous avons trouvé que la quiescence est précédée par l'inhibition pré-mitotique de la phosphorylation de pRb due à une diminution de cycline D1 et une stabilisation du CKI p27Kip1 (Chassot et al., 2008). De plus, nos résultats récents montrent que la présence de sérum entre le point R et la mitose est requise pour initier la réplication de l'ADN au cycle suivant. Les travaux futurs devraient élucider comment différentes voies de signalisation, via la voie cycline D-pRb, affectent divers composants de l'appareil de réplication de l'ADN pour inhiber la progression du cycle de façon réversible ou irréversible. / Cancer is a multi-step process resulting from abrogation of several barriers to uncontrolled proliferation. They include inhibitory pathways with appropriate checkpoints that lead to reversible (quiescence) or irreversible (senescence, apoptosis) block of cell proliferation. We are especially interested in pathways orchestrating cell cycle exit that operate in the G2 phase. The first objective of this thesis was to decipher mechanisms that prevent mitosis in response to DNA damage. We found that Cdk inhibitor p21Waf1 plays a crucial role in blocking mitotic onset in normal cells; acting in tandem with checkpoint kinase Chk1, p21 inactivates mitotic Cdks and inhibits pRb phosphorylation, thereby irreversibly blocking mitotic entry. In contrast, in p53-proficient transformed cells, the induction of p21 in G2 is impaired, most likely because of deficient ATM activation. While, in some cases, Chk1 hyper-activation prevents mitosis, the absence of p21 compromises the senescence program from G2. Finally, we showed that Chk2 is dispensable for G2 arrest in both non-transformed and transformed cells (Lossaint et al., submitted). Our second objective was to elucidate the pathways that induce quiescence (G0). This reversible cell cycle exit occurs in G1, requires pRb family members and p27Kip1-dependent Cdk inactivation. Based on observations obtained in our team and the data in the literature, we hypothesized that reversible cell cycle exit program might be launched before mitosis. By using an in vitro wounding model, we showed that confluence-driven quiescence is preceded by pre-mitotic CDK inhibition by p27, cyclin D1 downregulation and reduced pre-mitotic pRb phosphorylation (Chassot et al., 2008). Moreover, our results obtained in synchronized fibroblasts that were serum-starved after release from G1/S block suggest that cyclin D1 might stimulate proliferation by keeping pocket proteins phosphorylated during G2/M progression (Lossaint et al., in preparation).

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