HSF1 deficiency and impaired HSP90-dependent protein folding are hallmarks of aneuploid human cells.

ABSTRACT: Aneuploidy is a hallmark of cancer and is associated with malignancy and poor prognosis. Recent studies have revealed that aneuploidy inhibits proliferation, causes distinct alterations in the transcriptome and proteome and disturbs cellular proteostasis. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the changes in gene expression and the impairment of proteostasis are not understood. Here, we report that human aneuploid cells are impaired in HSP90-mediated protein folding. We show that aneuploidy impairs induction of the heat shock response suggesting that the activity of the transcription factor heat shock factor 1 (HSF1) is compromised. Indeed, increased levels of HSF1 counteract the effects of aneuploidy on HSP90 expression and protein folding, identifying HSF1 overexpression as the fir

SUBMITTER: Donnelly N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4253526 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature