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The tumor suppressor L(3)mbt inhibits neuroepithelial proliferation and acts on insulator elements

ABSTRACT: In Drosophila, defects in asymmetric cell division can result in the formation of stem cell derived tumors. Here, we reveal a different mechanism that can result in the formation of very similar terminal brain tumor phenotypes. We demonstrate that brain tumors in l(3)mbt mutants originate from overproliferation of neuroepithelial cells in the optic lobes caused by de-repression of target genes in the Salvador-Warts-Hippo (SWH) pathway. We use ChIP-seq to identify L(3)mbt-binding sites and show that L(3)mbt binds to chromatin insulator elements. Mutating l(3)mbt or inhibiting the insulator protein mod(mdg4) results in upregulation of SWH pathway reporters. As l(3)mbt tumors are rescued by mutations in bantam or yorkie or by overexpression of expanded the deregulation of SWH pathway target genes is an essential step in brain tumor formation. Our data reveal that very different primary defects can result in the formation of brain tumors, which behave quite similarly in their advanced stages. Examination of l(3)mbt binding in third instar larval brain and wing/haltere/third leg imaginal discs tissue.

ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster

SUBMITTER: Jonas Steinmann

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29206 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress

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The tumour suppressor L(3)mbt inhibits neuroepithelial proliferation and acts on insulator elements.

Richter Constance C Oktaba Katarzyna K Steinmann Jonas J Müller Jürg J Knoblich Juergen A JA

Nature cell biology 20110821 9

In Drosophila, defects in asymmetric cell division often result in the formation of stem-cell-derived tumours. Here, we show that very similar terminal brain tumour phenotypes arise through a fundamentally different mechanism. We demonstrate that brain tumours in l(3)mbt mutants originate from overproliferation of neuroepithelial cells in the optic lobes caused by derepression of target genes in the Salvador-Warts-Hippo (SWH) pathway. We use ChIP-sequencing to identify L(3)mbt binding sites and ...[more]

PMID: 21857667

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The tumor suppressor L(3)mbt inhibits neuroepithelial proliferation and acts on insulator elements

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