| First Author | Piva R | Year | 2002 |
| Journal | Mol Cell Biol | Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 23 | Pages | 8375-87 |
| PubMed ID | 12417738 | Mgi Jnum | J:80320 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:2445659 | Doi | 10.1128/MCB.22.23.8375-8387.2002 |
| Citation | Piva R, et al. (2002) In vivo interference with Skp1 function leads to genetic instability and neoplastic transformation. Mol Cell Biol 22(23):8375-87 |
| abstractText | Skp1 is involved in a variety of crucial cellular functions, among which the best understood is the formation together with Cul1 of Skp1-cullin-F-box protein ubiquitin ligases. To investigate the role of Skp1, we generated transgenic (Tg) mice expressing a Cul1 deletion mutant (Cul1-N252) able to sequestrate and inactivate Skp1. In vivo interference with Skp1 function through expression of the Cul1-N252 mutant into the T-cell lineage results in lymphoid organ hypoplasia and reduced proliferation. Nonetheless, after a period of latency, Cul1-N252 Tg mice succumb to T-cell lymphomas with high penetrance (>80%). Both T-cell depletion and the neoplastic phenotype of Cul1-N252 Tg mice are largely rescued in Cul1-N252, Skp1 double-Tg mice, indicating that the effects of Cul1-N252 are due to a sequestration of the endogenous Skp1. Analysis of Cul1-N252 lymphomas demonstrates striking karyotype heterogeneity associated with c-myc amplification and c-Myc overexpression. We show that the in vitro expression of the Cul1-N252 mutant causes a pleiotrophic phenotype, which includes the formation of multinucleated cells, centrosome and mitotic spindle abnormalities, and impaired chromosome segregation. Our findings support a crucial role for Skp1 in proper chromosomal segregation, which is required for the maintenance of euploidy and suppression of transformation. |
