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Cyclin D2-cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 is required for efficient proliferation and tumorigenesis following Apc loss

Cole, Alicia M., Myant, Kevin, Reed, Karen Ruth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7467-1718, Ridgway, Rachel A., Athineos, Dimitris, Van den Brink, Gijs, Muncan, Vanesa, Clevers, Hans, Clarke, Alan Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4281-426X, Sicinski, Peter and Sansom, Owen J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-3010 2010. Cyclin D2-cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 is required for efficient proliferation and tumorigenesis following Apc loss. Cancer Research 70 (20) , pp. 8149-8158. 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-10-0315

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Abstract

Inactivation of the Apc gene is recognized as the key early event in the development of sporadic colorectal cancer (CRC), where its loss leads to constitutive activation of β-catenin/T-cell factor 4 signaling and hence transcription of Wnt target genes such as c-Myc. Our and other previous studies have shown that although cyclin D1 is required for adenoma formation, it is not immediately upregulated following Apc loss within the intestine, suggesting that proliferation following acute Apc loss may be dependent on another D-type cyclin. In this study, we investigated the expression and functional relevance of cyclin D2 following Apc loss in the intestinal epithelium. Cyclin D2 is upregulated immediately following Apc loss, which corresponded with a significant increase in cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and hyperphosphorylated Rb levels. Deficiency of cyclin D2 resulted in a reduction in enterocyte proliferation and crypt size within Apc-deficient intestinal epithelium. Moreover, cyclin D2 dramatically reduced tumor growth and development in ApcMin/+ mice. Importantly, cyclin D2 knockout did not affect proliferation of normal enterocytes, and furthermore, CDK4/6 inhibition also suppressed the proliferation of adenomatous cells and not normal cells from ApcMin/+ mice. Taken together, these results indicate that cyclin D–CDK4/6 complexes are required for the efficient proliferation of cells with deregulated Wnt signaling, and inhibiting this complex may be an effective chemopreventative strategy in CRC.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Biosciences
European Cancer Stem Cell Research Institute (ECSCRI)
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Publisher: American Association for Cancer Research
ISSN: 0008-5472
Last Modified: 19 Oct 2022 10:21
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/24121

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