The dissertation deals with a cell response to genotoxic stress, specifically to anti-cancer treatments with a genotoxic mechanism of action. In principle, cells can respond to these perturbing stimuli in several ways: in case of severe DNA damage, they usually undergo apoptosis or enter senescence. In case of minor DNA damage, or upon defective checkpoint mechanisms, they may continue the cell cycle, either with successfully repaired DNA or with mutations of various kind. Thanks to selection pressure, the mutations that provide cells with a certain growth advantage under conditions of continuing genotoxic stress, gradually accumulate and render the tumor treatment-resistant. In my thesis, I focus on several aspects of this whole process. First, I participated in a characterization of a radioresistant and anoikis-resistant population of prostate cancer cells. This population was generated by irradiating cells 35 times by 2 Gy, a regime used in clinics. After this treatment, a population of low-adherent cells emerged that demonstrated increased expression of EMT- and stem cell markers. The low-adherent state of these cells was maintained by Snail signaling and their anoikis resistance by ERK1/2 signaling. Interestingly, after a protracted period of time, these cells were able to re-adhere and...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:409233 |
| Date | January 2019 |
| Creators | Imrichová, Terezie |
| Contributors | Hodný, Zdeněk, Rossmeislová, Lenka, Rotrekl, Vladimír |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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