MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells

Abstract MYCN is an oncogenic driver in neural crest-derived neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma. To better understand the early effects of MYCN activation in a neural-crest lineage context, we profiled the transcriptome of immortalized human retina pigment epithelial cells with inducible MYCN activat...

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Autores principales: Sofia Zanotti, Suzanne Vanhauwaert, Christophe Van Neste, Volodimir Olexiouk, Jolien Van Laere, Marlies Verschuuren, Joni Van der Meulen, Liselot M. Mus, Kaat Durinck, Laurentijn Tilleman, Dieter Deforce, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Michael D. Hogarty, Bieke Decaesteker, Winnok H. De Vos, Frank Speleman
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:867372e4c7ba46fb8fbf180861fa84ee2021-12-02T16:14:17ZMYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells10.1038/s41598-021-93863-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/867372e4c7ba46fb8fbf180861fa84ee2021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93863-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract MYCN is an oncogenic driver in neural crest-derived neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma. To better understand the early effects of MYCN activation in a neural-crest lineage context, we profiled the transcriptome of immortalized human retina pigment epithelial cells with inducible MYCN activation. Gene signatures associated with elevated MYC/MYCN activity were induced after 24 h of MYCN activation, which attenuated but sustained at later time points. Unexpectedly, MYCN activation was accompanied by reduced cell growth. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed a senescence-like signature with strong induction of p53 and p21 but in the absence of canonical hallmarks of senescence such as β-galactosidase positivity, suggesting incomplete cell fate commitment. When scrutinizing the putative drivers of this growth attenuation, differential gene expression analysis identified several regulators of nucleolar stress. This process was also reflected by phenotypic correlates such as cytoplasmic granule accrual and nucleolar coalescence. Hence, we propose that the induction of MYCN congests the translational machinery, causing nucleolar stress and driving cells into a transient pre-senescent state. Our findings shed new light on the early events induced by MYCN activation and may help unravelling which factors are required for cells to tolerate unscheduled MYCN overexpression during early malignant transformation.Sofia ZanottiSuzanne VanhauwaertChristophe Van NesteVolodimir OlexioukJolien Van LaereMarlies VerschuurenJoni Van der MeulenLiselot M. MusKaat DurinckLaurentijn TillemanDieter DeforceFilip Van NieuwerburghMichael D. HogartyBieke DecaestekerWinnok H. De VosFrank SpelemanNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-15 (2021)
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Sofia Zanotti
Suzanne Vanhauwaert
Christophe Van Neste
Volodimir Olexiouk
Jolien Van Laere
Marlies Verschuuren
Joni Van der Meulen
Liselot M. Mus
Kaat Durinck
Laurentijn Tilleman
Dieter Deforce
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Michael D. Hogarty
Bieke Decaesteker
Winnok H. De Vos
Frank Speleman
MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells
description Abstract MYCN is an oncogenic driver in neural crest-derived neuroblastoma and medulloblastoma. To better understand the early effects of MYCN activation in a neural-crest lineage context, we profiled the transcriptome of immortalized human retina pigment epithelial cells with inducible MYCN activation. Gene signatures associated with elevated MYC/MYCN activity were induced after 24 h of MYCN activation, which attenuated but sustained at later time points. Unexpectedly, MYCN activation was accompanied by reduced cell growth. Gene set enrichment analysis revealed a senescence-like signature with strong induction of p53 and p21 but in the absence of canonical hallmarks of senescence such as β-galactosidase positivity, suggesting incomplete cell fate commitment. When scrutinizing the putative drivers of this growth attenuation, differential gene expression analysis identified several regulators of nucleolar stress. This process was also reflected by phenotypic correlates such as cytoplasmic granule accrual and nucleolar coalescence. Hence, we propose that the induction of MYCN congests the translational machinery, causing nucleolar stress and driving cells into a transient pre-senescent state. Our findings shed new light on the early events induced by MYCN activation and may help unravelling which factors are required for cells to tolerate unscheduled MYCN overexpression during early malignant transformation.
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author Sofia Zanotti
Suzanne Vanhauwaert
Christophe Van Neste
Volodimir Olexiouk
Jolien Van Laere
Marlies Verschuuren
Joni Van der Meulen
Liselot M. Mus
Kaat Durinck
Laurentijn Tilleman
Dieter Deforce
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Michael D. Hogarty
Bieke Decaesteker
Winnok H. De Vos
Frank Speleman
author_facet Sofia Zanotti
Suzanne Vanhauwaert
Christophe Van Neste
Volodimir Olexiouk
Jolien Van Laere
Marlies Verschuuren
Joni Van der Meulen
Liselot M. Mus
Kaat Durinck
Laurentijn Tilleman
Dieter Deforce
Filip Van Nieuwerburgh
Michael D. Hogarty
Bieke Decaesteker
Winnok H. De Vos
Frank Speleman
author_sort Sofia Zanotti
title MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells
title_short MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells
title_full MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells
title_fullStr MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells
title_full_unstemmed MYCN-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in hTERT-immortalized RPE cells
title_sort mycn-induced nucleolar stress drives an early senescence-like transcriptional program in htert-immortalized rpe cells
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/867372e4c7ba46fb8fbf180861fa84ee
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