Abstract
Chromosomal instability (CIN) is a hallmark of cancer and has been implicated in cancer initiation, progression and the development of resistance to traditional cancer therapy. Here we identify a new property of CIN cells, showing that inducing CIN in proliferating Drosophila larval tissue leads to the activation of innate immune signalling in CIN cells. Manipulation of this immune pathway strongly affects the survival of CIN cells, primarily via JNK, which responds to both Toll and TNFα/Eiger. This pathway also activates Mmp1, which recruits hemocytes to the CIN tissue to provide local amplification of the immune response that is needed for effective elimination of CIN cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 38552-38565 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Oncotarget |
Volume | 6 |
Issue number | 36 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Oct 2015 |
Bibliographical note
All site content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.Keywords
- chromosomal instability
- innate immune response
- Drosophila
- TNFα
- TLRs
- Immunology Section
- immunity
- immune response