epigenetic changeだけで癌化(Wilms様腫瘍）するというCellの論文

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Cell, Volume 156, Issue 4, 663-677, 13 February 2014

 

Premature Termination of Reprogramming In Vivo Leads to Cancer Development through Altered Epigenetic Regulation

 

Authors

Kotaro Ohnishi, Katsunori Semi, Takuya Yamamoto, Masahito Shimizu, Akito Tanaka, Kanae Mitsunaga, Keisuke Okita, Kenji Osafune, Yuko Arioka, Toshiyuki Maeda, Hidenobu Soejima, Hisataka Moriwaki, Shinya Yamanaka, Knut Woltjen, Yasuhiro Yamada

Summary

Cancer is believed to arise primarily through accumulation of genetic mutations. Although induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) generation does not require changes in genomic sequence, iPSCs acquire unlimited growth potential, a characteristic shared with cancer cells. Here, we describe a murine system in which reprogramming factor expression in vivo can be controlled temporally with doxycycline (Dox). Notably, transient expression of reprogramming factors in vivo results in tumor development in various tissues consisting of undifferentiated dysplastic cells exhibiting global changes in DNA methylation patterns. The Dox-withdrawn tumors arising in the kidney share a number of characteristics with Wilms tumor, a common pediatric kidney cancer. We also demonstrate that iPSCs derived from Dox-withdrawn kidney tumor cells give rise to nonneoplastic kidney cells in mice, proving that they have not undergone irreversible genetic transformation. These findings suggest that epigenetic regulation associated with iPSC derivation may drive development of particular types of cancer.