Functionality of the chromosomal passenger complex in cancer

Sanne Hindriksen, Amanda Meppelink, Susanne M A Lens

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Abstract

The evolutionary conserved chromosomal passenger complex (CPC) is essential for faithful transmission of the genome during cell division. Perturbation of this complex in cultured cells gives rise to chromosome segregation errors and cytokinesis failure and as a consequence the ploidy status of the next generation of cells is changed. Aneuploidy and chromosomal instability (CIN) is observed in many human cancers, but whether this may be caused by deregulation of the CPC is unknown. In the present review, we discuss if and how a dysfunctional CPC could contribute to CIN in cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-32
Number of pages10
JournalBiochemical Society Transactions
Volume43
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2015

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Aurora Kinase B
  • Cell Cycle Proteins
  • Chromosomal Instability
  • Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone
  • Chromosome Segregation
  • Cytokinesis
  • Humans
  • Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins
  • Multiprotein Complexes
  • Neoplasms

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